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Wimbledon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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TABLE VI.

SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1920.

(l)Total number of Children medically inspected at Routine Inspection2212
(2)Number of Children in (1) suffering from defects (other than Uncleanliness and Defective Clothing or Footgear) who require to be kept under Observation but not referred for Treatment375
(3)Number of Children in (1) suffering from:—
Malnutrition37
Skin Disease2
Defective Vision (including Squint)153
Eye Disease10
Defective Hearing28
Ear Disease20
Nose and Throat Disease247
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular)487
Defective Speech5
Dental Disease
Heart Disease—
Organic33
Functional15
Ansemia19
Lung Disease (non-tubercular)34
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary, Definite
Suspected5
Non-Pulmonary20
Diseases of Nervous System7
Deformities25
Other Disease or Defect50
(4Number of Children in (1) who were referred for Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.)778
(5)Number of Children in (4) who received Treatment for one or more Defects (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.)395