Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Defects Found
Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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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.