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 Willesden]
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No Deformity | 1087 | 1122 | 2209 | 98.79 | 971 | 985 | 1956 | 96.21 | 488 | 520 | 1008 | 96.37 | 2546 | 2627 | 5173 | 97.33 |
Deformity Present | 15 | 12 | 27 | 1.21 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 379 | 23 | '5 | 38 | 3.63 | 75 | 67 | 142 | 2.67 |
No Disease | 1101 | 1132 | 2233 | 99.87 | 1005 | 1024 | 2029 | 99.80 | 509 | 535 | 1044 | 99.81 | 2615 | 2691 | 53o6 | 99.83 |
Glandular | 0 | 2 | 2 | .09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .08 |
Bones and Joints | 1 | 0 | 1 | .04 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .10 | 4 | I | 5 | .09 |
Other Forms | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... |
Not Defective | 1091 | 1128 | 2219 | 99.24 | 979 | 1016 | 1995 | 98.13 | 503 | 533 | 1036 | 99.04 | 2573 | 2677 | 5250 | 98.78 |
Defective Articulation | 11 | 6 | 17 | .76 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 1.33 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .86 | 37 | l6 | 53 | 1.00 |
Stammering | 0 | 0 | 0 | ... | 10 | 1 | 11 | .54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .10 | 11 | I | 12 | .23 |
Normal | 1094 | 1127 | 2221 | 99.33 | 983 | 985 | 1968 | 96.80 | 496 | 521 | 1017 | 97.23 | 2573 | 2633 | 5206 | 97.95 |
Dull or Backward | 7 | 4 | 11 | .49 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 3.15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2.01 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 1.81 |
Mentally Defective (all grades) | 1 | 3 | 4 | .18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .05 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .76 | 6 | 7 | 13 | .24 |
No Squint | 1078 | 1105 | 2183 | 97.63 | 991 | 1021 | 2012 | 98.97 | 505 | 529 | i°34 | 98.85 | 2574 | 2655 | 5229 | 98.38 |
Squint Present | 24 | 29 | 53 | 2.37 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1.03 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.15 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 1.62 |
Both Eyes Normal | 677 | 668 | 1345 | 66.16 | 314 | 353 | 667 | 63.77 | 991 | 1021 | 2012 | 65.35 | ||||
One Eye Normal | 75 | 50 | 125 | 6.15 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 3.92 | 99 | 67 | 166 | 5.39 | ||||
Both Eyes 6/9 | 127 | 135 | 262 | 12.89 | 120 | 117 | 237 | 22.66 | 247 | 252 | 499 | 16.21 | ||||
One Eye 6/9, Other 6/12 or less | 35 | 54 | 89 | 4.38 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 2.77 | 5° | 68 | 118 | 3.83 | ||||
Both Eyes 6/12 or less | 94 | 118 | 212 | 10.43 | 3« | 34 | 72 | 6.88 | 132 | 152 | 284 | 9.22 | ||||
Not Present | 1095 | 1126 | 2221 | 99.33 | 999 | 1020 | 2019 | 99.31 | 510 | 527 | 1037 | 99.14 | 2604 | 2673 | 5277 | 99.29 |
Present | 7 | 8 | 15 | .67 | 9 | 5 | 14 | .69 | 1 | 8 | 9 | .86 | 17 | 21 | 38 | .71 |