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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
Wimbledon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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RETURN OP MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1919.
| Condition. | Entrants. | Intermediates. | Leavers. | Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Percent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | ||
| TOTAL INSPECTED | 437 | 407 | 844 | — | 414 | 356 | 770 | — | 337 | 373 | 710 | 1188 | 1136 | 2324 | - | ||
| UNCLEAN- LINESS. | 1. Head | 1 | 17 | 18 | 213 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 183 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 2.15 |
| 2. Body | 16 | 24 | 40 | 4-74 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 4.8I | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3-24 | 53 | 47 | 100 | - | |
| SKIN. | Ringworm 1 Head | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0.13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0.04 |
| 2. Body | — | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
| Scabies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Impetigo | 2 | — | 2 | 0.24 | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.14 | 3 | — | 3 | 0.13 | |
| Other Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.13 | |
| NUTRITION. | Satisfactory | 422 | 404 | 826 | 97.87 | 393 | 352 | 745 | 96.75 | 328 | 367 | 695 | 97.89 | 1143 | 1123 | 2266 | 97.5 |
| Unsatisfactory | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2.13 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 3.25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2.11 | 45 | 13 | 58 | 2.5 | |
| EYES. | Def ecti ve Vision | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2.71 | 61 | 53 | 114 | 14.81 | 62 | 83 | 145 | 20.42 | 133 | 149 | 282 | 13.85 |
| Squint | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3.08 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2.6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.25 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 2.67 | |
| External Eye Disease | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.59 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 112 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.56 | |
| EARS. | Defective Hearing | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.59 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.77 |
| Ear Disease | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1.42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0.86 | |
| NOSE. THROAT. | EnlargedTonsils | 42 | 37 | 79 | 9.36 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 8.96 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 4.37 | 103 | 76 | 179 | 7.7 |
| Adenoids | 18 | 21 | 39 | 4.62 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 3.25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 2.97 | |
| SPEECH. | Defective | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.83 | 9 | - | 9 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.56 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0.86 |
| HEART. | Organic | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.78 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2.47 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.55 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 1.93 |
| Functional | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.07 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.08 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1.12 | |
| Anaemia | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.89 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.96 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.69 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 1.85 | |
| LUNGS. | Tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Suspected | 4 | — | 4 | 0.47 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| 2. Definite | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 19 | 9 | 28 | 3.31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.56 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 1.89 | |
| Other Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM. | Epilepsy | 1 | - | 1 | 012 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | — | 2 | 0. 09 |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.13 | |
| Other Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS (NON. PULMONARY). | Glandular | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.47 | 2 | - | 2 | 0.26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.47 |
| Bones & Joints | 1 | — | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | — | 2 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 0.13 | |
| Other Forms | — | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | — | 1 | 1 | 013 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 09 | |
| Rickets marked | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.36 | 2 | - | 2 | 0.26 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.26 | |
| Deformities present | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.52 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.84 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.64 | |
| Other Diseases and Defects | 15 | 12 | 27 | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.82 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 211 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 2.41 | |