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
Erith 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE II—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| Definite | 7 | 1 | ||
| Suspected | 2 | |||
| Non-Pulmonary : | ||||
| Glands | 2 | |||
| Spine | ||||
| Hip | 1 | |||
| Other Bones and Joints | ||||
| Skin | 2 | 1 | ||
| Other Forms | ||||
| Epilepsy | ||||
| Chorea | 2 | |||
| Other Conditions | ||||
| Rickets | 2 | |||
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | |||
| Other Forms | ||||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 26 | 139 | ||
| Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment or to be kept under observation | 1185 | |||
TABLE III.
Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.
| Boys. | Girls | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Blind | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | |||
| Attending Certified Schools for the Deaf | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Not at School | |||
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | |
| Attending Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | 2 | 2 | |
| Notified to the Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year Not at School | |||
| At School | |||
| Not at School | 1 | 1 | |