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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table VI
| 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* | |
| 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 |
| 1936 | ||I30,783 | 801 | 39,570 | 1,006 | 13,190 | 966 | 144,416 | 5,862 |
| 1937 | ¶136,707 | 724 | 37,341 | 889 | 13,592 | 1,115 | 138,437 | 4,281 |
| 1938 | °143,214 | 548 | 37,359 | 982 | 12,726 | 1,035 | 138,639 | 4,638 |
* It is not possible to give complete 6gures, but those given are the result of following up of medical
inspections. Other children receive dental treatment outside the Council's scheme as a result of dental
inspection.
† Includes skin and head ringworm cases.
§ Includes 14,537 "nurses' cases."
¶ Includes 19,304 "nurses' cases."
‡ Includes 13,087 "nurses' cases."
|| Includes 16,548 "nurses' cases."
° Includes 21,086 "nurses' cases."
Table VII
| Classification | Council secondary schools | Other secondary schools | Counoil and other junior tech. schools | Training colleges | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Number of institutions | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 47 |
| I. Routine detailed examination at— | ||||||||||
| (1) age 12 | 666 | 919 | 1,041 | 704 | 110 | 36 | – | – | 1,817 | 1,659 |
| (2) age 15 | 836 | 1,011 | 1,210 | 523 | 913 | 1,168 | – | – | 2,959 | 2,702 |
| II. Examination (not necessarily detailed) at other ages (i.e., specials) | 1,295 | 1,136 | 1,551 | 869 | 712 | 640 | 81 | 785 | 3,639 | 3,340 |
| III. Reviewals | 478 | 1,483 | 639 | 553 | 101 | 140 | – | 11 | – | – |
| IV. Re-inspections | 692 | 1,295 | 671 | 643 | 474 | 392 | 5 | 1 | 1,842 | 2,331 |