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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(a) (2). Defects found at medical inspections of children aged 8 years. Elementary and special schools.
Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||
Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |
Malnutrition | 41 | — | 20 | — |
Skin—Ringworm, head | — | — | — | — |
body | — | — | — | — |
Scabies | 3 | — | — | — |
Impetigo | — | — | — | — |
Other disease (non-tubercular) | 14 | — | 3 | — |
Eye—Blepharitis | 9 | — | 2 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | — | — |
Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
Corneal opacities | — | — | — | — |
Defective vision, excluding squint | 206 | 5 | 144 | 3 |
Squint | 9 | — | — | — |
Other conditions | 1 | — | — | — |
Ear— Defective hearing | — | — | 2 | — |
Otitis media | 13 | 1 | 7 | — |
Other ear disease or defect | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Nose and throat— | ||||
Chronic tonsillitis | 83 | 1 | 74 | 1 |
Adenoids | 8 | — | 2 | — |
Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 14 | — | 8 | — |
Other conditions | 4 | — | 2 | — |
Enlarged cervical glands | 3 | — | 23 | — |
Defective speech | 3 | — | 5 | — |
Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 685 | 6 | 24 | — |
Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||
Organic | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Functional | — | — | 1 | — |
Not stated | 4 | — | 66 | 1 |
Anaemia | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Lungs—Bronchitis | 13 | — | 9 | — |
Other non-tubercular | 3 | — | 12 | — |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary definite | — | — | — | — |
„ suspected | — | — | 3 | — |
Glands | — | — | — | — |
Spine | — | — | — | — |
Hip | — | — | — | — |
Bones and joints | — | — | — | — |
Skin | — | — | — | — |
Other forms | — | — | — | — |
Nervous—Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
Chorea | 2 | — | 5 | — |
Other conditions | 7 | — | 5 | — |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | — | — | — | — |
Spinal curvature | 9 | 1 | — | — |
Other | 6 | — | 7 | — |
Other conditions | 45 | — | 29 | — |
Total | 1,201 | 14 | 467 | 5 |