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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
Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Table showing Results of Routine Medical Inspection of Entrant Children in Hampstead to Elementary Schools during the year 1932, indicating the Defects found. f = defects found. o = noted for treatment and included in defects found.
| Disease or Defect. | Boys (306). | Girls (302). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead. | per cent. | London. per cent. | Hampstead. | per cent. | London. per cent. | ||
| Skin disease | f | - | - | 1·3 | 1 | 0·3 | 1·1 |
| o | — | — | 0·8 | — | — | 0·6 | |
| Tonsils only | f | 49 | 16·0 | 16·1 | 68 | 22·5 | 15·9 |
| o | 21 | 6·9 | 6·1 | 31 | 10·3 | 6·0 | |
| Adenoids only | f | 1 | 0·3 | 1·3 | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 |
| o | 1 | 0·3 | 0·7 | — | — | 0·5 | |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | f | 4 | 1·8 | 3·4 | 5 | 1·7 | 2·9 |
| o | 4 | 1·8 | 2·6 | 5 | 1·7 | 2·2 | |
| Other Nose and Throat | f | 2 | 0·6 | 1·2 | — | — | 1·2 |
| o | — | — | 0·4 | — | — | 0·4 | |
| Glands of Neck | f | 2 | 0·6 | 2·8 | 1 | 0·3 | 2·3 |
| o | — | — | 0·4 | — | — | 0·3 | |
| Eye disease | f | 11 | 3·6 | 3·4 | 4 | 1·3 | 3·2 |
| o | 8 | 2·6 | 2·2 | 3 | 1·0 | 2·1 | |
| Otorrhæa | f | — | — | 1·1 | 3 | 1·0 | 1·1 |
| o | — | — | 0·7 | 2 | 0·7 | 0·6 | |
| Other Ear Defects | f | — | — | 0·4 | — | — | 0·4 |
| o | — | — | 0·2 | — | - | 0·2 | |
| Hearing | f | 2 | 0·6 | 0·2 | — | — | 0·2 |
| o | — | — | 0·1 | — | — | 0·1 | |
| Speech | f | — | — | 0·3 | — | — | 0·2 |
| o | — | — | 0·1 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Heart | f | 1 | 0·3 | 1·7 | — | — | 1·7 |
| o | — | — | 0·1 | — | — | 0·1 | |
| Anæmia | f | 4 | 1·3 | 1·4 | 2 | 0·7 | 1·0 |
| o | — | — | 0·5 | — | — | 0·4 | |
| Lungs | f | 7 | 2·3 | 4·1 | 1 | 0·3 | 3·5 |
| o | — | — | 1·3 | — | — | 1·1 | |
| Epilepsy | f | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 |
| o | — | — | o·0 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Chorea | f | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 |
| o | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Paralysis | f | — | — | 0·1 | — | — | 0·0 |
| o | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Other Nervous Disorders | f | 1 | 0·3 | 0·4 | — | — | 0·4 |
| o | — | — | 0·1 | — | — | 0·1 | |
| Pulmonary T.B. | f | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 |
| o | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Other T.B. | f | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | o·o |
| o | — | — | 0·0 | — | — | 0·0 | |
| Rickets | f | 2 | 0·6 | 0·9 | — | — | 0·4 |
| o | — | — | 0·l | — | — | 0·1 | |
| Spinal Deformities | f | — | — | 0·2 | 1 | 0·3 | 0·1 |
| o | — | — | 0·1 | 1 | 0·3 | 0·1 | |
| Other Deformities | f | 1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | 3 | 1·0 | 0·7 |
| o | — | - | 0·3 | — | _ | 0·2 | |
| Other Defects | f | 2 | 0·6 | 2·5 | 2 | 0·7 | 2·5 |
| o | 1 | 0·3 | 1·3 | 1 | 0·3 | 1·4 | |