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 Shoreditch]
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Table No. 89
Disease or Defect. | Boys 621. | Girls 671. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoreditch. | London Per cent. | Shoreditch. | London Per cent. | ||||
No. | Per cent. | No. | Per cent. | ||||
Skin disease | † | 5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
* | 4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
Tonsils only | † | 98 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 90 | 13.4 | 14.0 |
* | 32 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 17 | 2.5 | 5.4 | |
Adenoids | † | — | — | 1.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
* | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
Tonsils and adenoids | † | 3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | — | — | 3.4 |
* | 1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | — | — | 2.4 | |
Other nose and throat | † | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
* | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Glands of neck | † | 25 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 21 | 31 | 2.2 |
* | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | 0.2 | |
Eye disease | † | 14 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 15 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
* | 8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
Otorrhoea | † | 4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
* | — | — | 0.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
Other ear defects | † | — | — | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
* | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
Hearing | † | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
* | — | — | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Speech | † | 3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
* | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Heart | † | 7 | 11 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
* | — | — | 01 | — | — | 0.1 | |
Anaemia | † | — | — | 0.6 | 1 | 0.l | 0.4 |
* | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
Lungs | † | 19 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 19 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
* | 2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 11 | |
Epilepsy | † | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
* | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Chorea | † | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
* | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Paralysis | † | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.1 |
* | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Other nervous diseases | † | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | 0.2 |
* | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Pulmonary tuberculosis... | † | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
* | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other tuberc. lesions | † | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
* | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
Rickets | † | 3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
* | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Spinal deformities | † | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
* | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.1 | |
Other deformities | † | —, | — | 1.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
* | — | — | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Other defects | † | 12 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
* | 8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
Shoreditch. | London. | ||||||
Percentage of boys requiring treatment for all defects | 50.9 | 48.1 | |||||
Do. do. (excluding nutrition and dental defects) | 9.2 | 14.8 | |||||
55.5 | 48.6 | ||||||
Do. do. (excluding nutrition and dental defects) | 9.4 | 13.9 |