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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Medical Routine Examination of Elementary School Children in Holborn in 1928.
| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number Examined | 312 | 302 | 194 | 198 | 326 | 262 | 182 | 178 | ||||||||
| Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | Cases | + | |
| Malnutrition | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin Disease | 3 | 3 | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Adenoids | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 31 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Nose and Throat | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enlarged Glands | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| External Eye Disease | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Vision | — | — | — | 37 | — | 25 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 23 | — | 27 |
| Otorrhœa | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Other Ear Disease | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hearing | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stammering and Speech | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Heart | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | 4 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Anæmia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Lungs | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nervous Disorders | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other T.B. Disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — |
| Spinal Defects | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Other Deformities | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Defects | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Teeth | — | 111 | — | 101 | - | 40 | — | 37 | — | 129 | — | 76 | — | 44 | - | 34 |
| Number of Children for treatment | 141 | 142 | 67 | 64 | 158 | 118 | 68 | 70 | ||||||||
Delects, however slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under +.