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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
Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Defects Found
| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number Examined | 292 | 127 | 221 | 203 | 250 | 160 | 210 | 228 | ||||||||
| Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | |
| Malnutrition | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Skin Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Adenoids | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | I | |
| Tonsils and Adenoids . | 17 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Nose and Threat | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enlarged Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| External Eye Disease | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Vision for treatment | — | — | — | 12 | — | 35 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 38 | — | 29 |
| Otorrhœa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Ear Disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Speech defects | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Araemia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Lung Disease (excl. TB. | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous Disorders | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis ... | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tblr. Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Deformities | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Deformities | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Teeth (treatment cases) | — | 75 | — | 31 | — | 31 | — | 34 | — | 73 | — | 52 | — | 40 | — | 35 |
| Other Defects | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Number of Children noted for treatment | 105 | 45 | 65 | 58 | 87 | 71 | 85 | 75 | ||||||||
+ = Cases referred for treatment.