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 1933
[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 | 221 | 115 | 173 | 187 | 211 | 98 | 136 | 172 | ||||||||
| Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
| Malnutrition | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Skin Disease | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Defective Teeth | — | 61 | — | 30 | — | 27 | — | 37 | — | 59 | — | 28 | — | 19 | — | 30 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 73 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 84 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 7 |
| Adenoids | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Nose and Threat Defects | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Enlarged Glands | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eye Disease | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Vision Defect | — | — | — | 19 | — | 34 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 24 | — | 28 |
| Otorrhœa | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Ear Disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defective Hearing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Speech Defects | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Heart Defects | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 |
| Anæmia | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lung Defects | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| N ervous Defects | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other T.B. Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Deformities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Other Deformities | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Defects | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Number of Children noted for treatment | 82 | 51 | 68 | 71 | 88 | 41 | 44 | 64 | ||||||||
*Defects, however slight, arc included under " Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.