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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
Battersea 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Battersea, 1938.
| boys. | girls. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number examined | 813 | 708 | 691 | 685 | 893 | 759 | 855 | 692 | ||||||||
| Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
| Malnutrition | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Skin disease | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| Defective teeth | — | 344 | — | 262 | — | 183 | — | 199 | — | 382 | — | 254 | — | 229 | — | 178 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 110 | 57 | 60 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 121 | 58 | 67 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 11 |
| Adenoids | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other nose and throat defects | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged glands | 6 | 3 | -— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| Eye disease | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Vision defect | — | — | — | 29 | — | 72 | — | 63 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 96 | — | 84 |
| Otorrhoea | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| Other ear disease | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Defective hearing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Speech defects | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Heart defects | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Anaemia | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Lung defects | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Nervous defects | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tb. disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Other deformities | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Other defects | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | 410 | 324 | 267 | 253 | 460 | 323 | 346 | 284 | ||||||||
*Defects however slight axe included under "cases"; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *