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 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 Tonsurans | 210 | Pertussis | 14 |
Tinea Circinata | 36 | Varicella | 6 |
Impetigo Contagiosa | 40 | Bronchitis | 10 |
Eczema | 14 | Phthisis | 18 |
Scabies | 30 | Tuberculosis:— | |
Chorea | 36 | Cervical Glands | 8 |
Rheumatism | 18 | Skin | 2 |
Morbus Cordis | 24 | Ankle | 2 |
Eye Diseases | 70 | Hip | 2 |
Ear Diseases | 12 | Thigh | 1 |
Epilepsy | 13 | Dorsal Caries | 2 |
Imbecile | 4 | Peritonitis | 1 |
Tonsillitis | 34 | Crippled | 4 |
Empyema | 1 | Headache | 7 |
Scarlet Fever Peeling | 3 | Miscellaneous Causes | 91 |
Mumps | 6 |