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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table VI.
Medical treatment.—Number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies, 1924-1934.
| Year | Minor ailments.† | Vision. | Nose and throat. | Dental. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Other wise. * | |
| 1925 | 91,691 | 2,351 | 36,356 | 1,520 | 15,066 | 1,633 | 112,964 | 4,472 |
| 1926 | 92,683 | 1,961 | 37,985 | 1,687 | 15,168 | 1,615 | 113,932 | 4,321 |
| 1927 | 103,019 | 1,796 | 40,293 | 1,593 | 18,176 | 1,797 | 124,992 | 4,689 |
| 1928 | 101,254 | 1,772 | 40,984 | 1,837 | 20,162 | 2,336 | 129,255 | 4,758 |
| 1929 | 101,666 | 1,615 | 41,620 | 1,905 | 19,903 | 2,282 | 129,952 | 4,473 |
| 1930 | 105,118 | 1,435 | 43,579 | 1,961 | 19,760 | 1,904 | 138,280 | 5,849 |
| 1931 | 106,072 | 1,492 | 44,686 | 2,082 | 20,703 | 1,935 | 139,723 | 5,282 |
| 1932 | 105,624 | 2,726 | 44,172 | 1,811 | 17,364 | 1,793 | 134,769 | 5,195 |
| 1933 | 116,089 | 1,322 | 40,434 | 1,827 | 14,145 | 1,312 | 133,835 | 4,806 |
| 1934 | ‡120,549 | 880 | 40,284 | 1,653 | 12,622 | 1,116 | 138.140 | 4,805 |
| 1935 | §123,695 | 882 | 39,450 | 1,217 | 12,766 | 1,094 | 144,383 | 5,149 |
* It is not possible to give complete figures, but those given are the result of following up of medical
inspections. Other children rereive dental treatment outride the Council's scheme as a result of dental
inspection.
† Includes skin and head ringworm cases. ‡ Includes 13,087 "nurses' cases."
§ Includes 14,537 "nurses' cases."
Table VII.
Medical inspection of students in higher education institutions, 1934.
| Classification. | Council secondary schools. | Other secondary schools. | Council and other junior tech. schools. | Training colleges. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Male. | Female | Male. | Female | |
| Number of institutions | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 44 |
| I. Routine detailed examination at— | ||||||||||
| (1) age 12 | 781 | 843 | 1,085 | 482 | 111 | 36 | — | — | 1,977 | 1,361 |
| (2) age 15 | 938 | 964 | 1,356 | 547 | 991 | 833 | — | — | 3,285 | 2,344 |
| 11. Examination (not necessarily detailed) at other ages (i.e., specials) | 1,234 | 1,516 | 1,312 | 569 | 770 | 695 | 67 | 779 | 3,383 | 3,559 |
| III. Reviewals | 451 | 1,934 | 1,002 | 275 | 90 | 226 | — | 10 | 1,543 | 2,445 |
| IV. Re-inspections | 551 | 1,006 | 423 | 1,072 | 171 | 354 | — | 61 | 1,145 | 2,493 |