London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table III.— Continued.
| — | — | — | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | 1 | 1 | |
| At other Institutions | i | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | - | - | _ | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | _ | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Physically Defective | Delicate children (e.g., pre—or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility anaemia, etc.) | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | |||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 32 | 32 | |||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 149 | 236 | 385 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Active Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease | |||||
| At Certified Hospital Schls. | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Scs. | 22 | 28 | 50 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 12 | 17 | 29 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
Note on Table III.—Fifteen boys and two girls suffering from Stammering
and other Speech Defects are in attendance at a special Speech
Class at the School for the Deaf. One case of Aphasia also attends the
School for the Deaf.