London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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119
Defects Found
| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number Examined | 152 | 210 | 189 | 227 | 237 | 154 | 195 | 196 | ||||||||
| + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | ||
| Malnutrition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin Disease | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 15 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Adenoids | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 26 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Nose and Throat | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| External Eye Disease | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Vision for treatment | — | — | — | 30 | — | 29 | — | 24 | — | — | 9 | — | 38 | 24 | ||
| Otorrhœa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Other Ear Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hearing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Speech defects | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heart | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
| Anæmia | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Lung Disease (excl. TB.) | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Nervous Disorders | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||||
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tblr. Disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Deformities | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Deformities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Teeth (treatment cases) | 46 | — | 76 | — | 49 | — | 61 | — | 86 | — | 60 | — | 43 | — | 41 | |
| Other Defects | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Number of Children noted for treatment | 72 | 109 | 73 | 89 | 111 | 83 | 86 | 65 | ||||||||