Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Defect. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||||||||||||
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Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 7 | Age 11 | Age 14 | |||||||||
Number Examined | 143 | 117 | 178 | 185 | 155 | 111 | 164 | 178 | ||||||||
Cases | * | Cases | * | Case. | * | Cases | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | Case. | ||||
Malnutrition | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Skin Disease | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Dofective Teeth | — | 49 | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | 32 | — | 45 | — | 35 | — | 24 | — | 32 |
Enlarged Tonsils | 35 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
Adenoids | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Nose and Throat Defects | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Enlarged Glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Eye Disease | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 |
Vision Defect | — | — | — | 9 | — | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 28 | — | 32 |
Otorrhæa | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Other Ear Disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Defective Hearing | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Speech Defects | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heart Defects | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Anæmia | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Lung Defects | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nervous Defects | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other T.B. Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spinal Deformities | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — |
Other Deformities | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Other Defects | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 |
Number of Children noted for treatment | 76 | 46 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 58 | 66 |
Defects, however slight, are included under " Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.