Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table VII. Medical Inspection in Secondary and Trade Schools. Summary of Results of Examination.
Age Group. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11)(12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | (20) | (21) | (22) | ||||||||||||||
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No. of children examined in detail. | Nutrition. | Clothing. | Skin and Hair. | Teeth. | Nose and throat defects. | Enlarged glands. | External eye disease. | Vision. | N umber of children wearing glasses. | Ear disease. | Hearing defective. | Speech defects. | Heart and Circulation. | Anaemia. | Lung defects. | Nervous system. | Digestive system. | Spine. | Flat-foot. | Other deformities. | Defects of U.G. system. | Other defects. | |||||||||||||
Excellent. | Normal. | Below normal. | Bad (i.e., \ Malnutrition) | Good. | Fair. | Poor. | Olean. | Dirty. | Pediculi present. | Sound. | Less than 4 decayed. | 4 or more decayed. | G/6 in both eyes. | 6/9 in either eye. | 6/12 or worse in either eye. | ||||||||||||||||||||
l.C.C. scholars. | Fee-payers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boys. | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age 12 | 1484 | — | 206 | 1196 | 82 | — | 1469 | 15 | — | 1481 | 3 | — | 1124 | 344 | 16 | 55 | 19 | 29 | 1045 | 207 | 232 | 232 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 33 |
— | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age 15 | 1706 | — | 328 | 1281 | 95 | 2 | 1652 | 53 | 1 | 1686 | 20 | — | 1181 | 498 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 1156 | 264 | 286 | 292 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 25 | ||
— | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ages and specials | 3792 | — | 633 | 2837 | 142 | 2 | 3469 | 72 | 1 | 3537 | 31 | — | 2547 | 839 | 89 | 135 | 63 | 32 | 2462 | 471 | 610 | 671 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 54 | 66 | 31 | 4 | 53 | 49 | 60 | 48 | 147 | |
— | — | — | — | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6982 | _ | 1167 | 5314 | 319 | 4 | 6590 | 140 | 2 | 6704 | 54 | — | 4852 | 1681 | 132 | 240 | 103 | 78 | 4663 | 942 | 1128 | 1195 | 48 | 32 | 55 | 131 | 97 | 29 | 51 | 8 | 120 | 130 | 138 | 83 | 252 |
(Number reviewed 1996) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Girls. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age 12 | 1206 | — | 352 | 686 | 165 | 3 | 1192 | 14 | — | 1197 | 8 | 1 | 961 | 234 | 11 | 125 | 18 | 21 | 828 | 177 | 201 | 223 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 143 | 2 | 125 | 6 | 36 |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age 15 | 1952 | — | 859 | 947 | 146 | — | 1918 | 33 | 1 | 1913 | 39 | — | 1474 | 452 | 26 | 133 | 5 | 25 | 1310 | 312 | 330 | 387 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 52 | 45 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 308 | 204 | 92 | 49 | 80 |
Other ages and specials | _ | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2911 | — | 972 | 1168 | 372 | 4 | 2429 | 50 | 1 | 2437 | 43 | — | 1791 | 654 | 58 | 266 | 34 | 69 | 1558 | 526 | 408 | 498 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 126 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 449 | 459 | 258 | 78 | 125 | |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6069 | — | 2183 | 2801 | 683 | 7 | 5539 | 97 | 2 | 5547 | 90 | 1 | 4226 | 1340 | 95 | 524 | 57 | 115 | 3696 | 1015 | 939 | 1108 | 33 | 41 | 23 | 220 | 150 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 900 | 665 | 475 | 133 | 241 |
(Number reviewed 2069) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Training colleges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men | 149 | — | 26 | 113 | 9 | 1 | 149 | — | — | 149 | — | — | 135 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 114 | 23 | 12 | 46 | — | —. | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76.1 | 7.5.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Women | 1084 | — | 444 | 509 | 104 | 27 | 1083 | 1 | — | 1081 | 3 | — | 910 | 170 | 4 | 88 | 11 | 16 | 839 | 156 | 89 | 346 | — | — | 2 | 61 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 216 | 126 | 69 | 21 | 34 |
(Number reviewed 31) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Total number reviewed 4096) | 14284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |