London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tottenham 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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suffering with Ringworm of the Scalp, were seen at frequent
intervals, the number of these further examinations amounting
to 388.
1,915 other children were examined in the Schools with
reference to defects noticed by Teachers, such as defective
vision, enlarged tonsils,adenoids, etc., etc. The examination
of such children forms a large portion of the general
work of Medical Inspection, and, of course, a very large
percentage of those thus presented have defects requiring
treatment.
The total number of children examined amounts to 8,096,
and the number of re-examinations to 700.

The chief reasons for exclusion were:-

Tinea Tonsurans210Pertussis14
Tinea Circinata36Varicella6
Impetigo Contagiosa40Bronchitis10
Eczema14Phthisis18
Scabies30Tuberculosis:—
Chorea36Cervical Glands8
Rheumatism18Skin2
Morbus Cordis24Ankle2
Eye Diseases70Hip2
Ear Diseases12Thigh1
Epilepsy13Dorsal Caries2
Imbecile4Peritonitis1
Tonsillitis34Crippled4
Empyema1Headache7
Scarlet Fever Peeling3Miscellaneous Causes91
Mumps6