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 Wimbledon]
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DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of Defects, | No. of Defects. | ||||
Hequiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 26 | 12 | 34 | 26 |
Other Non-Tuberoulous Diseases | 2 | - | 8 | 5 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary : | ||||
Definite | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Suspected | 2 | - | 3 | - | |
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
Glands | - | - | - | - | |
Spine | - | - | - | - | |
Hip | - | - | 1 | - | |
Other Bones and Joints | - | - | 1 | - | |
Skin | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Other Forms | 2 | - | - | - | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Chorea | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | |
Other Conditions | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Spinal Curvature | 1 | - | 7 | - | |
Other Forms | 11 | 1 | 8 | - | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 78 | 10 | 751 | 63 |
GROUP. (1) | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. (4) | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected (2) | Found to require Treatment. (3) | ||
Code Groups | |||
Entrants | 739 | 198 | 26.7 |
Intermediates | 444 | 96 | 21.6 |
Leavers | 666 | 96 | 14.4 |
Total (Code Groups) | 1849 | 390 | 21.0 |
Other Routine Inspections | 105 | 21 | 20.0 |