London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Disease or defect.
Routine inspections.
Special inspections.
Defects.
Defects.
Requiring
treatment.
Requiring
observation.
Requiring
treatment.
Requiring
observation
only.
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Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary—Definite 9 — 13 — 32 3
Suspected 25 — 65 — 54 102
Non-pulmonary—Glands 40 — 23 — 40 14
Spine 2 — 11 8 5
Hip 1 — 9 1 13 10
Bones and joints 3 — 7 — 13 4
Skin 11 1 4 — 3 3
Other forms 7 — 12 — 40 23
Nervous—
Epilepsy 49 1 53 6 173 89
Chorea 94 — 87 — 248 165
Paralysis 46 2 39 1 209 122
Other conditions 146 1 195 1
Deformities—
Rickets 87 — 42 — 55 22
Spinal curvature 745 9 329 5 163 51
Other 484 5 331 1 154 58
Other conditions 3,158 16 1,388 4 3,928 1,285
| Age group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Percentage requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 77,989 | 13,707 | 17.6 |
| Age 8 | 56,017 | 12,105 | 21.6 |
| Age 12 | 59.870 | 12,880 | 21.5 |
| Leavers (age 13¾) | 60,297 | 11,057 | 18.3 |
| Total Elementary Schools | 254,173 | 49,749 | 19.6 |
| Total Special Schools | 1,950 | 370 | 19.0 |
TABLE III. Exceptional Children in London in 1927.
| Blind (including partially blind)— | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the blind | 132 | 128 | 260 |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the partially blind | 397 | 500 | 897 |
| Attending public elementary schools | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf)— | ||||
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending certified schools or classes for the deaf | 332 | 287 | 619 |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | 5 | 8 | 13 |
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