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Kensington 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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School Medical Service.
Sir Frederick Menzies, the county medical officer, has kindly made it possible for me to give the
following particulars of the routine medical examination of elementary school children carried out
in 1936 in Kensington.

Table: Table showing number examined and defects found.

Table showing number examined and defects found.

Number examinedBoys.Girls.
Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.
761585654673710595678660
Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*
Malnutrition112731051—33429311
Skin disease158736342105747731
Defective teeth—286—173—193—258—274—183—167—210
Enlarged tonsils8995571641518376212358224
Adenoids3—2—22——1—1_111—
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids4022279776—322022118361
Other nose and throat defects18452423113272621—
Enlarged glands108374759—46173579149229—
Eye disease28171239484301716—1246—
Vision defects———24—69—79————20—62—70
Otorrhoea1711832244123633—21
Other ear disease416—211—734—2221
Defective hearing2———11212132214—
Speech defects2—4144312—3—————
Heart defects24110—61828—9112—112
Anaemia1364—519—71——412—
Lung defects304814—3—2031562—1—
Nervous defects62421022—1215—4—2—
Phthisis———_—_2——_—_————1———
Other T.B. disease————————————————
Rickets25—9—2—7—312—4—2—
Spinal deformities11——41522—221351811
Other deformities1323—1239—1647—2339—
Other defects218197188126179123251492
Number of children noted for treatment337227272323326239254274

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* Defects however slight are included under " cases " ; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.

Table: Table showing the conditions in regard to clothing, nutrition, cleanliness, teeth and vision of thechildren examined.

Table showing the conditions in regard to clothing, nutrition, cleanliness, teeth and vision of thechildren examined.

Age Groups.Number examined.Clothing and boots.Nutrition.Cleanliness of head.Cleanliness of body.Teeth.Vision.
Good.Fair.Poor.Good.Average.Below normal.Bad.Clean.Nits.Pediculi.Clean.Dirty.Pediculi.All sound.Less than 4 decayed.Four or more decayed.6/6 in both eyes.6/9 in either or both eyes.6/12 or worsein either or both eyes.
Entrants
Boys761263488101985164347565—7583—403231127———
Girls710250454618350423—7019—7055—357228125———
Age 7.
Boys58517340481463934515832—5814—3751595132918650
Girls595177415316840026158771591313821625131522052
Age 11.
Boys6541275161114447139—6468—6495-44618721416130106
Girls678196475716547835—666846743150315520388168121
Age 14.
Boys673182482921143824—6721—6703—40623730434116121
Girls660204454216347819—6471126564—4461932144399105
Total5,3161,5723,688561,3783,67825465,2585175,2843023,3181,5524462,325919555
Percentage29.569.41.125.969.24.998.91.00.199.40.60.062.429.28.461.224.214.6
London56.443.20.416.677.46.097.52.20.399.20.70.170.526.13.466.219.314. 5