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London County Council 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1911.
APPENDIX IV.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1911. SUMMARY OF DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS REPORTED BY SCHOOL DOCTORS.
CHILDREN AGED 12-13 YEARS.
| Divisional Superintendent's area.(Constituent boroughs). | Number of children exam ined. | Cleanliness. | Clothing. | Nutrition. | Teeth. | Eyes. | Throat and Nose. | Ears. | Speech. | Heart. | Lungs. | Skin. | Glands. | Rickets. | Deformities. | Nervous complaints. | Anæmia. | Tuberculosis (not pulmonary). | Other defects. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | Average. | Bad. | Good. | Average. | Bad. | Good. | Average. | Bad. | Good. | Average. | Bad. | Defective vision and squint. | Disease. | Adenoids. | Tonsils. | Disease of Nose. | Other defects. | Deafness. | Discharging. | Other defects. | Stammering and stuttering. | Other defects. | Valvular lesion. | Other defects. | Phthisis. | Other defects. | | Ringworm. | Other defects. | ||||||||||
| 1.Chelsea | Boys | 3,693 | 2,210 | 1,154 | 329 | 1,678 | 1,670 | 345 | 1,686 | 1,677 | 330 | 1,931 | 1,247 | 515 | 373 | 42 | 173 | 321 | 37 | 17 | 68 | 51 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 49 | 70 | 46 | 117 | 18 | 73 | 8. | 86 |
| (Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensingtom) | Girls | 3,447 | 60% | 31% | 9% | 46% | 45% | 9% | 46% | 45% | 9% | 52% | 34% | 14% | 10.1% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 1.0% | .5% | 1.8% | 1.4% | .2% | .7% | .2% | 1.4% | .7% | .7% | 1.1% | .2% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.2% | .5% | 2.0% | .2% | 2.3% |
| 1,962 | 1,124 | 361 | 1,526 | 1,630 | 291 | 1,588 | 1,514 | 345 | 1,902 | 1,127 | 418 | 341 | 49 | 152 | 281 | 18 | 23 | 70 | 66 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 11 | 47 | 56 | 39 | 124 | 29 | 74 | 7 | 61 | |||
| 57% | 33% | 10% | 44% | 47% | 9% | 46% | 44% | 26% | 55% | 33% | 12% | 9.9% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 8.2% | .5% | .7% | 2.0% | 1.9% | .1% | .3% | .2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% | .3% | 1..4% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.6% | .8% | 2.1% | .2% | 1.8% | |||
| 2. Paddington | Boys | 2,386 | 1,234 | 901 | 251 | 1,105 | 1,047 | 234 | 940 | 1,165 | 281 | 1,133 | 917 | 336 | 154 | 15 | 82 | 202 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 64 | 8 | 36 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 99 |
| (Paddington, St. Marylebone, City of Westminster) | Girls | 2,173 | 52% | 38% | 10% | 46% | 44% | 10% | 39% | 49% | 12% | 48% | 38% | 14% | 6.5% | .6% | 3.4% | 8.5% | .6% | .6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | .1% | .7% | .1% | 1.5% | .7% | .3% | .6% | - | 1.4% | 2.7% | .3% | 1.5% | .4% | 2.0% | .1% | 4.1% |
| 1,127 | 719 | 327 | 1,115 | 885 | 173 | 1,015 | 984 | 174 | 1,112 | 807 | 254 | 170 | 22 | 70 | 165 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 42 | - | 55 | |||
| 52% | 33% | 15% | 51% | 41% | 8% | 47% | 45% | 8% | 51% | 37% | 12% | 7.8% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 7.6% | .2% | .5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | .1% | .3% | - | 1.4% | 1.5% | .3% | .6% | .1% | .9% | 1.3% | .5% | 2.4% | .5% | 1.9% | - | 2.5% | |||
| 3. St. Pancras | Boys | 2,391 | 1,462 | 683 | 246 | 1,198 | 911 | 282 | 1,078 | 995 | 318 | 1,281 | 774 | 336 | 249 | 26 | 38 | 128 | 24 | 20 | 54 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 52 |
| (Hampstead, Hol-bom, St. Pancras) | Girls | 2,314 | 61% | 29% | 10% | 50% | 38% | 12% | 45% | 42% | 13% | 54% | 32% | 14% | 10.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 1.0% | .8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | - | .2% | .1% | 1.0% | .3% | .9% | .6% | .1% | 1.0% | .6% | .3% | .5% | .2% | 1.5% | - | 2.2% |
| 1,313 | 829 | 172 | 1,104 | 1,052 | 158 | 1,023 | 1,055 | 236 | 1,198 | 873 | 243 | 252 | 18 | 29 | 138 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 1 | - | 3 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 32 | |||
| 57% | 36% | 7% | 48% | 45% | 7% | 44% | 46% | 10% | 52% | 38% | 10% | 10.9% | .8% | 1.3% | 6.0% | .4% | .1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | - | - | .1% | 1.9% | .4% | .6% | .6% | .2% | .7% | 1.0% | .1% | .9% | .3% | 1.8% | .3% | 1.4% | |||
| 4. Islington | Boys | 3,328 | 1,598 | 1,435 | 295 | 1,065 | 1,857 | 406 | 893 | 1,985 | 450 | 1,445 | 1,418 | 465 | 426 | 49 | 187 | 383 | 23 | 20 | 88 | 53 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 64 | 212 | 65 | 12 | 52 | 354 | 73 | 78 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 52 |
| (Islington, Fins-bury) | Girls | 3,303 | 48% | 43% | 9% | 32% | 56% | 12% | 27% | 60% | 13% | 43% | 43% | 14% | 12.8% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 11.5% | .7% | .6% | 2.6% | 1.6% | .1% | .3% | .1% | 1.3% | 1.9% | .6% | 2.0% | .4% | 1.6% | 10.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | .4% | 1.6% | .1% | 1.6% |
| 1,654 | 1,270 | 379 | 1,344 | 1,713 | 246 | 1,153 | 1,801 | 349 | 1,584 | 1,301 | 418 | 441 | 26 | 188 | 362 | 13 | 6 | 90 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 106 | 104 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 39 | 283 | 51 | 161 | 9 | 70 | - | 71 | |||
| 50% | 38% | 12% | 41% | 52% | 7% | 35% | 55% | 10% | 48% | 39% | 13% | 13.0% | .8% | 5.7% | 11.0% | .4% | .2% | 2.7% | 1.1% | .1% | .2% | .2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | .7% | 1.3% | .3% | 1.2% | 8.6% | 1.5% | 4.9% | .3% | 2.1% | - | 2.1% | |||
| 5. Hackney | Boys | 3,298 | 1,616 | 1,234 | 448 | 1,333 | 1,573 | 392 | 1,201 | 1,751 | 346 | 1,836 | 1,134 | 328 | 396 | 34 | 209 | 297 | 11 | 26 | 125 | 77 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 57 | 54 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 117 | 5 | 56 |
| (Hackney, Stoke Nemngton, Shore-ditch) | Girls | 3,246 | 49% | 37% | 44% | 40% | 48% | 12% | 36% | 53% | 11% | 56% | 34% | 10% | 12.0% | 1.0% | 6.3% | 9.0% | .3% | 8% | 3.8% | 2.3% | .2% | .6% | .1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | .2% | 1.5% | .2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | .5% | .8% | .4% | 3.5% | .2% | 1.7% |
| 1,572 | 1,174 | 500 | 1,464 | 1,503 | 279 | 1,371 | 1,571 | 304 | 1,998 | 1,017 | 231 | 413 | 51 | 188 | 303 | 5 | 15 | 141 | 87 | 6 | 3 | - | 55 | 39 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 42 | 56 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 134 | 3 | 48 | |||
| 49% | 36% | 15% | 45% | 46% | 9% | 42% | 49% | 9% | 62% | 31% | 7% | 12.7% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 9.3% | .2% | 5% | 4.3% | 2.7% | .2% | .1% | - | 1.7% | 1.2% | .1% | 1.6% | .1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | .4% | 1.2% | .7% | 4.1% | .1% | 1.5% | |||
| 6. City and Stepney | Boys | 3,269 | 888 | 1,868 | 513 | 625 | 2,083 | 561 | 904 | 2,046 | 319 | 1,634 | 1,257 | 378 | 650 | 70 | 152 | 289 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 64 | 1 | 19 | - | 43 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 43 |
| (City of London, Stepney) | Girls | *2,913 | 27% | 57% | 16% | 19% | 64% | 17% | 28% | 62% | 10% | 50% | 38% | 12% | 19.9% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 8.8% | .8% | .7% | 1.6% | 2.0% | - | .6% | - | 1.3% | .5% | .3% | .9% | .3% | 1.3% | .7% | .4% | .5% | .6% | .9% | .2% | 1.3% |
| 983 | 1,578 | 352 | 792 | 1,880 | 241 | 1,052 | 1,710 | 151 | 1,537 | 1,094 | 282 | 600 | 47 | 142 | 270 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 26 | |||
| 34% | 54% | 12% | 27% | 65% | 8% | 36% | 59% | 5% | 53% | 38% | 9% | 26.6% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 9.3% | .5% | .3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | .1% | .2% | .1% | 1.3% | .7% | .2% | .4% | .1% | 1.2% | .5% | .4% | 1.1% | .4% | 1.5% | .2% | .9% | |||
| 7. Poplar | Boys | 2,974 | 996 | 1,536 | 442 | 836 | 1,680 | 458 | 1,009 | 1,683 | 282 | 1,493 | 1,133 | 348 | 445 | 58 | 152 | 219 | 36 | 31 | 59 | 73 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 51 | 36 | 3 | 50 | 16 | 42 | 4 | 63 |
| (Poplar, Bethnal Green) | Girls | 2,892 | 33% | 52% | 15% | 28% | 57% | 15% | 34% | 57% | 9% | 50% | 38% | 12% | 15.6% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% | .1% | .5% | .4% | 1.8% | 1.1% | .6% | .9% | .1% | 1.7% | 1.2% | .1% | 1.7% | .5% | 1.4% | .1% | 2.1% |
| 981 | 1,357 | 554 | 972 | 1,625 | 295 | 1,204 | 1,441 | 247 | 1,579 | 1,030 | 283 | 472 | 80 | 142 | 259 | 35 | 31 | 75 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 4 | 49 | 13 | 71 | 3 | 58 | |||
| 34% | 47% | 19% | 34% | 56% | 10% | 42% | 50% | 8% | 55% | 36% | 9% | 16.5% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | .4% | .1% | .2% | 1.9% | 1.0% | .5% | 1.0% | - | 1.9% | 1.1% | .1% | 1.7% | .4% | 2.5% | .1% | 2.0% | |||
| 8. Greenwich | Boys | 3,232 | 1,575 | 1,466 | 191 | 1,210 | 1,766 | 256 | 1,441 | 1,612 | 179 | 1,481 | 1,309 | 442 | 357 | 37 | 120 | 264 | 16 | 13 | 80 | 50 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| (Greenwich, Lewis-ham, Woolwich) | Girls | 3,119 | 49% | 45% | 6% | 37% | 55% | 8% | 45% | 50% | 5% | 46% | 40% | 14% | 11.0% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 8.2% | .5% | .4% | 2.5% | 1.5% | .1% | .5% | - | .9% | .3% | .1% | .2% | .1% | .7% | .5% | .2% | .9% | .4% | .6% | .2% | 1.4% |
| 1,648 | 1,291 | 180 | 1,378 | 1,613 | 128 | 1,541 | 1,411 | 167 | 1,586 | 1,159 | 374 | 384 | 46 | 136 | 274 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | - | 36 | 13 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 27 | |||
| 53% | 41% | 6% | 44% | 52% | 4% | 50% | 45% | 5% | 51% | 37% | 12% | 42.3% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 8.8% | .2% | .4% | 2.6% | 1.7% | .5% | .2% | .1% | .5% | .3% | - | .2% | - | 1.2% | .4% | .1% | 1.6% | .5% | .8% | .1% | .9% | |||
| 9. Camberwell | Boys | 3,191 | 1,623 | 1,366 | 202 | 1,249 | 1,653 | 289 | 1,217 | 1,822 | 152 | 1,607 | 1,192 | 392 | 395 | 45 | 199 | 285 | 41 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 55 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 91 |
| (Camberwell, Dept-ford) | Girls | 3,161 | 51% | 43% | 6% | 39% | 52% | 9% | 38% | 57% | 5% | 51% | 37% | 12% | 42.4% | 1.4% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% | .1% | .4% | .2% | 1.5% | .8% | .4% | .4% | .2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | .8% | 1.7% | .4% | 1.7% | .1% | 2.9% |
| 1,594 | 1,317 | 250 | 1,485 | 1,519 | 157 | 1,390 | 1,622 | 149 | 1,744 | 1,142 | 275 | 49l | 49 | 163 | 289 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 19 | 62 | 28 | 56 | 4 | 58 | |||
| 50% | 42% | 8% | 47% | 45% | 5% | 44% | 51% | 5% | 55% | 36% | 9% | 15.5% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.2% | .1% | .2% | .2% | 1.1% | .9% | .6% | .7% | .3% | .9% | 1.4% | .6% | 2.0% | .9% | 1.8% | .1% | 1.8% | |||
| 10. Walworth | Boys | 3,120 | 1,185 | 1,657 | 278 | 857 | 1,897 | 366 | 1,003 | 1,813 | 304 | 1,456 | 1,214 | 450 | 436 | 55 | 287 | 368 | 51 | 74 | 103 | 87 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 52 | 22 | 61 | 6 | 65 | 84 | 36 | 57 | 21 | 68 | 10 | 131% |
| (Bermondsey, Southwark) | Girls | 3,171 | 38% | 53% | 9% | 27% | 61%, | 12% | 32% | 58% | 10% | 47% | 39% | 14% | 14.0% | 1.8% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 2.8% | .4% | .4% | .2% | 1.1% | 1.7% | .7% | 2.0% | .2% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | .7% | 2.2% | .3% | 4.2% |
| 1,440 | 1,391 | 340 | 1,121 | 1,798 | 252 | 1,199 | 1,763 | 209 | 1,751 | 1,115 | 305 | 562 | 55 | 281 | 406 | 21 | 65 | 92 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 72 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 52 | 115 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 126 | 7 | 171 | |||
| 45% | 44% | 11% | 35% | 57% | 8% | 38% | 56% | 6% | 55% | 35 % | 10% | 17.7% | 1.7% | 8.9% | 12.8% | .7% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 2.4% | .3% | .1% | .2% | 1.3% | 2.3% | .3% | 1.1% | .2% | 1.6% | 3.6% | .8% | 1.4% | .8% | 4.0% | .2% | 5.4% | |||
| 11. Lambeth | Boys | 2,164 | 1,459 | 604 | 101 | 1,343 | 712 | 109 | 970 | 995 | 199 | 1,094 | 756 | 314 | 272 | 27 | 121 | 237 | 47 | 20 | 64 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 55 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 64 | 7 | 48 |
| (Lambeth) | Girls | 2,090 | 67% | 28% | 5% | 62% | 33% | 5% | 45% | 46% | 9% | 51% | 35% | 14% | 12.6% | 1.2% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 2.2% | .9% | 3.0% | 2.0% | .3% | .4% | .2% | 1.2% | .8% | .7% | 1.2% | .1% | 1.3% | 2.5% | .3% | 1.7% | .8% | 3.0% | 2.3% | .2% |
| 1,377 | 575 | 138 | 1,374 | 610 | 106 | 1,169 | 792 | 129 | 1,217 | 630 | 243 | 245 | 30 | 118 | 243 | 31 | 10 | 45 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 46 | 38 | 67 | 2 | 45 | |||
| 66% | 28% | 6% | 66% | 29% | 5% | 56% | 38% | 6% | 58% | 30% | 12% | 11.7% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 11.6% | 1.5% | .5% | 2.2% | 2.4% | - | .1% | .1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | .4% | .6% | .1% | .8% | 1.8% | .3% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.2% | .1% | 2.2% | |||
| 12. Wandsworth | Boys | 3,908 | 2,241 | 1,394 | 273 | 2,017 | 1,567 | 324 | 1,501 | 1,969 | 438 | 1,821 | 1,447 | 640 | 356 | 38 | 166 | 289 | 14 | 12 | 100 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 64 | 92 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 58 |
| (Wandsworth, Bat- tersea) | Girls | 3,736 | 57% | 36% | 7% | 52% | 40% | 8% | 39% | 50% | 11% | 47% | 37% | 16% | 9.4% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 7.4% | .4% | .3% | 2.6% | 1.2% | .1% | .3% | .1% | 1.2% | .6% | .3% | .7% | .2% | 1.6% | 2.4% | .3% | .6% | .4% | .3% | .1% | 1.5% |
| 2,305 | 1,132 | 299 | 2,078 | 1,406 | 252 | 1,491 | 1,924 | 321 | 1,861 | 1,346 | 529 | 338 | 27 | 154 | 330 | 18 | 10 | 90 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 39 | |||
| 62% | 30% | 8% | 55% | 38% | 7% | 40% | 51% | 9% | 50% | 36% | 14% | 9.0% | .7% | 4.1% | 8.8% | .5% | .3% | 2.4% | 1.1% | .1% | .1% | .1% | 1.7% | .8% | .4% | .2% | .1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | .2% | .6% | .3% | .4% | .2% | 1.0% | |||
| London County | Boys | 36,954 | 18,087 | 15,298 | 3,569 | 14,516 | 18,416 | 4,022 | 13,843 | 19,513 | 3,598 | 18,212 | 13,798 | 4,944 | 4,509 | 496 | 1,886 | 3,282 | 340 | 338 | 901 | 679 | 53 | 174 | 57 | 483 | 332 | 176 | 381 | 70 | 529 | 894 | 249 | 536 | 173 | 615 | 57 | 824 |
| Girls | 35,565 | 49% | 41% | 10% | 39% | 56% | 11% | 57% | 53% | 10% | 49% | 37% | 14% | 12.2% | l.3% | 5.1% | 8.9% | .9% | .9% | 2.4% | 1.8% | .1% | .5% | .2% | 1.3% | .9% | .5% | 1.0% | .2% | 1.4% | 2.4% | .7%. | 1.5% | .5% | 1.7% | .2% | 2.2% | |
| 17,956 | 13,757 | 3,852 | 15,753 | 17,234 | 2,578 | 15,196 | 17,588 | 2,781 | 19,069 | 12,64 | 3,855 | 4,709 | 500 | 1,763 | 3,320 | 208 | 227 | 863 | 633 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 572 | 439 | 158 | 301 | 58 | 434 | 761 | 190 | 701 | 221 | 765 | 49 | 691 | |||
| 50% | 39% | 11% | 44% | 49% | 7% | 43% | 49% | 8% | 54% | 35 | 11% | 13.3% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 9.3% | .6% | .6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | .2% | .2% | .1% | 1.6% | 1.2% | .4% | .8% | .2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | .5% | 2.0% | .6% | 2.2% | .1% | 1.9% | |||
Appendix V
APPENDIX V.