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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Defect. | Boys (1172). | Girls (135). | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage. | No. | Percentage. | |
| Fair nutrition | ||||
| Poor nutrition | ||||
| Malnutrition | — | — | ||
| Fair physique | ||||
| Poor physique | ||||
| Very poor physique | 1 | — | — | |
| Heart | ||||
| Lungs | ||||
| Vision— | ||||
| 6/9 or 6/12 | ||||
| Worse than 6/12 | ||||
| Diseases of eyes | 3.0 | |||
| Squint and ptosis | ||||
| Colour blindness (total) | 1 | .1 | — | — |
| „ (partial) | 1 | |||
| Teeth (three or more decayed) | ||||
| Nose and throat | ||||
| Ear disease | 1 | |||
| Deaf or hard-of-hearing | 1 | |||
| Rickets | 123 | |||
| Sores and impetigo | 3.0 | |||
| Other skin diseases | 91 | |||
| Anæmia | 20.0 | |||
| Enlarged glands | ||||
| Deformities | 12.6 | |||
| Errors of development | — | — | ||
| Scars of operations | ||||
| Hernia (actual) | — | — | ||
| „ (tendency) | 1.3 | — | — | |
| Affections of testis and cord | — | — | ||
| Infectious diseases | ||||
| Rheumatism (actual) | ||||
| „ (history) | ||||
| Chorea (history) | — | — | ||
| Epilepsy (history) | 4 | — | — | |
| Tic | 1 | |||
| Somnambulism | I | .1 | — | |
| Speech defects | 1.9 | — | — | |
| Enuresis | 9.9 | 3.0 | ||
| Stigmata of mental defect | ||||
| Albuminuria | — | — | ||
| Stigmata of congenital syphilis | .4 | 1 | ||
| *Varia | 8 | |||
♦Varia includes such diseases or affections as dyspepsia, constipation, phimosis and fractures.
| Infectious diseases | 7 | Accidents | 55 |
| Eye disease | 34 | Synovitis | 1 |
| Ear disease | 25 | Amputation | 1 |
| Gastritis and bilious attacks | 14 | Gun shot wound | 1 |
| Constipation | 11 | Vaginal discharge | 6 |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | Worms | 1 |
| Ringworm | 3 | Headache and neuralgia | 13 |
| Chilblains | 1 | Epilepsy | 1 |
| Boils | 14 | Acute hysteria | 1 |
| Scabies | 2 | Rheumatism | 5 |
| Burns | 1 | Debility | 2 |
| Other skin diseases | 166 | Abscess | 5 |
| Disease of chest | 25 | Septic finger and whitlow | 2 |
| Tonsillitis | 99 | Painful breast | 1 |
| Swabs taken | 10 | Albuminuria | 1 |
| Adenitis | 3 |