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 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 Inspection | 2212 |
(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 Treatment | 375 |
(3) | Number of Children in (1) suffering from:— | |
Malnutrition | 37 | |
Skin Disease | 2 | |
Defective Vision (including Squint) | 153 | |
Eye Disease | 10 | |
Defective Hearing | 28 | |
Ear Disease | 20 | |
Nose and Throat Disease | 247 | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 487 | |
Defective Speech | 5 | |
Dental Disease | — | |
Heart Disease— | ||
Organic | 33 | |
Functional | 15 | |
Ansemia | 19 | |
Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 34 | |
Tuberculosis— | ||
Pulmonary, Definite | — | |
Suspected | 5 | |
Non-Pulmonary | 20 | |
Diseases of Nervous System | 7 | |
Deformities | 25 | |
Other Disease or Defect | 50 | |
(4 | Number 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 |