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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Table III.—
| — | — | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium | ||||
| Schools approved by the | |||||
| Ministry of Health or the | |||||
| Board | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium | ||||
| Schools approved by the | |||||
| Ministry of Health or the | |||||
| Board | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open | |||||
| Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air | |||||
| Schools ,. | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 9 | 8 | 17 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Physically Defective | Delicate children | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | |||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 37 | 37 | |||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 68 | 216 | 284 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Active Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Hospital | ||||
| Schools approved by the | |||||
| Ministry of Health or the | |||||
| Board | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 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. | _ | |||
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Scs. | 27 | 25 | 52 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schls. | 67 | 87 | 154† | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 11 | 16 |