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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number Examined | 187 | 205 | 241 | 133 | 194 | 156 | 225 | 119 | ||||||||
| Cases | Cases | * | Cases | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |||
| Malnutrition | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Skin Disease | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Defective Teeth | 66 | — | 71 | — | 48 | — | 26 | — | 70 | — | 48 | 35 | — | 24 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 57 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 63 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 29 | 12 |
| Adenoids | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nose and Threat Defects | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Enlarged Glands | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Eye Disease | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vision Defect | — | — | — | 15 | — | 42 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 13 | 38 | — | 22 | |
| Otorrhaœa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Ear Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defective Hearing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart Defects | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Anæmia | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lungs Defects | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nervous Defects | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | —— | — | - | - | — |
| Other T.B. Disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Deformities | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | - | — | 3 | 1 | _ | — |
| Other Deformities | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Other Defects | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Number of Children noted for treatment | 89 | 94 | 97 | 56 | 94 | 67 | 83 | 50 | ||||||||
| •Defects, hower slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under*. | ||||||||||||||||