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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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| Special inspections | 42,956 | 42,404 | 85,360 |
| Infectious disease enquiries | — | — | 71,600 |
| Re-inspections | — | — | 165,048 |
Table II. (a) Defects found at medical inspections in 1932. Elementary and special schools.
| Routine inspections— Defects. | Special inspections— Defects. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or defect. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | ||
| Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |||
| Malnutrition | 1,311 | 9 | 781 | — | 599 | 195 |
| Skin—Ringworm, head | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 |
| „ „ body | 30 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Scabies | 127 | 2 | 2 | — | 1,896 | 8 |
| Impetigo | 143 | 1 | 2 | — | 371 | 12 |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 941 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 763 | 90 |
| Eye— Blepharitis | 701 | 5 | 71 | — | 235 | 26 |
| Conjunctivitis | 199 | — | 15 | — | 199 | 37 |
| Keratitis | 3 | — | I | — | 12 | 1 |
| Corneal opacities | 8 | — | 6 | — | 15 | 7 |
| Defective vision, exoluding squint | 16,224 | 127 | 6,481 | 68 | 3,337 | 402 |
| Squint | 1,117 | 7 | 338 | — | 475 | 33 |
| Other conditions | 189 | 1 | 44 | — | 212 | 41 |
| Ear— Defective hearing | 243 | 5 | 105 | 1 | 183 | 46 |
| Otitis media | 1,087 | 15 | 288 | 1 | 570 | 103 |
| Other ear disease or defect | 514 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 224 | 45 |
| Nose and throat— | ||||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 5,422 | 19 | 5,981 | 16 | 1,294 | 369 |
| Adenoids | 573 | — | 307 | 1 | 209 | 43 |
| Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 1,603 | 4 | 592 | 1 | 515 | 46 |
| Other conditions | 793 | 6 | 256 | — | 562 | 124 |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 265 | 1 | 922 | — | 164 | 211 |
| Defective speech | 105 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 143 | 53 |
| Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 62,005 | 323 | 1,256 | 3 | 3,725 | 96 |
| Heart and circulation, heart disease-— | ||||||
| Organic | 39 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Functional | 49 | — | 204 | 2 | 15 | 21 |
| Not stated | 238 | — | 2,462 | 21 | 343 | 671 |
| Anaemia | 658 | 4 | 543 | — | 405 | 192 |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 888 | 5 | 866 | 2 | 191 | 71 |
| Other non-tubercular | 239 | 3 | 519 | 3 | 176 | 185 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary definite | 1 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 7 |
| „ suspected | 13 | — | 55 | — | 10 | 84 |
| Glands | 7 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 8 |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hip | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Bones and joints | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| Skin | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other forms | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 |
| Nervous—Epilepsy | 32 | — | 23 | — | 68 | 40 |
| Chorea | 67 | 1 | 57 | — | 215 | 141 |
| Other conditions | 183 | 1 | 286 | 1 | 148 | 127 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 59 | — | 36 | — | 17 | 8 |
| Spinal ourvature | 540 | 2 | 196 | 1 | 76 | 14 |
| Other | 750 | 8 | 457 | 2 | 181 | 65 |
| Other conditions | 2,810 | 15 | 1,223 | 4 | 3,512 | 1,212 |