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 Finsbury Borough]
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Finsbury.
Boys. | Girls | |||||||||||||||
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Number examined | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | ||||||||
482 | 368 | 370 | 544 | 452 | 338 | 396 | 498 | |||||||||
Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
Malnutrition | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Skin disease | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Defective teeth | — | 191 | — | 116 | — | 92 | — | 163 | — | 187 | — | 116 | — | 88 | — | 159 |
Enlarged tonsils | 74 | 30 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 81 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 12 |
Adenoids | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Other nose and throat defects | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
Enlarged glands | 22 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 21 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Eye disease | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — |
Vision defect | — | — | — | 27 | — | 50 | — | 69 | _ | — | — | 16 | — | 47 | — | 69 |
Otorrhœa | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Other ear disease | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Defective hearing | 1 | — | _ | — | 2 | _ | 1 | — | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | — | _ |
Speech defects | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heart defects | 7 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 16 | — | 7 | _ | 13 | _ | 10 | 1 | 9 | — |
Anœmia | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | _ | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Lung defects | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | _ | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nervous defects | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | _ |
Phthisis | _ | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other T.B. disease | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Rickets | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spinal deformities | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Other deformities | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
Other defects | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Number of children noted for treatment | — | 248 | — | 168 | — | 151 | — | 242 | — | 237 | — | 143 | — | 154 | — | 231 |
* Defects, however slight, are included under "cases"; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.