London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Penge 1920
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Penge]
This page requires JavaScript
*3
TABLE V.
Summary of Treatment of Defects, as shown in Table IV (A), (B), (C) and (F), but excluding (E).
| Number of Children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease or Defect. | Referred for Treatment. | Treated | Total. | |
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | |||
| Minor Ailments | 694 | 651 | 43 | 694 |
| Visual Defects | 129 | 89 | 13 | 102 |
| Defects of Nose and Throat | 87 | 6 | 63 | 69 |
| Dental Defects | 1,413 | 701 | — | 701 |
| Other Defects | 96 | 40 | 38 | 78 |
| Totals | 2,419 | 1,487 | 157 | 1,644 |
TABLE VI.—Summary relating to Children Medically Inspected at the
Routine Inspections during the Year 1920.
(1) The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections 1,301
(2) The number of children in (1) suffering from:—
Malnutrition 117
Skin Disease 18
Defective Vision (including Squint) 178
Eye Disease 24
Defective Hearing 21
Ear Disease 14
Nose and Throat Disease 76
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tubercular) 48
Defective Speech 17
Dental Disease 18
Heart Disease: Organic 23
Heart Disease: Functional 8
Anaemia 9
Lung Disease (Non-Tubercular) 3
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary: Definite 1
Pulmonary: Suspected 5
Non-Pulmonary 3
Disease of the Nervous System 5
Deformities 50
Other Defects and Diseases 41
(3) The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness,
or defective clothing, or footgear) who require to be kept under observation
(but not referred for treatment) 30
(4) The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding
cleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) 312
(5) The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects
(excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) 249