Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health page 106

London County Council 1920

Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health

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Table: TABLE VIII.Summary of Medical Inspection, 1920. Elementary Schools.

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TABLE VIII.

Summary of Medical Inspection, 1920. Elementary Schools.

	Entrants.				Age 8.				Age 12.				Age 14.*				Total.		Special schools.
	Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.
	Number examined	41,975		40,667		29,477		29,282		33,728		33,795		6,956		6.416					222.296		1.923
		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%			%		%
Skin disease (f)	1,023	2.4	730	1.8	581	2.0	452	1.5	526	1.6	448	1.3	73	1.0	83	1.3	3,916	1.8	43	2.2
„ (x)	728	1.7	443	1.1	403	1.4	289	1.0	346	1.0	292	0.9	50	0.7	56	0.9	2,607†	1.2	24	1.2
Teeth (x)	10,015	23.9	9,823	24.2	7,733	26.3	7,827	26.7	6,830	20.2	7,005	20.7	1,418	20.4	1,448	22.6	52,099	23.4	390	20.3
Enlarged tonsils (f)	4,663	11.1	5,000	12.3	2,786	9.5	3,280	11.2	2,328	6.9	2,970	8.8	419	6.0	454	7.1	21,900	9.9	136	7.1
„ (x)	1.202	2.9	1,259	3.1	731	2.5	876	3.0	623	1.8	866	2.6	121	1.7	125	1.9	5,803	2.6	34	1.8
Adenoids (f)	1,358	3.2	1,096	2.7	669	2.3	502	1.7	384	1.1	284	0.8	48	0.7	50	0.8	4,391	2.0	74	3.8
„ (x)	647	1.5	524	1.3	370	1.3	226	0.8	214	0.6	173	0.5	33	0.5	28	0.4	2,215	1.0	35	1.8
Tonsils and adenoids (f)	1,894	4.5	1,587	3.9	714	2.4	752	2.6	385	1.1	387	1.1	39	0.5	52	0.8	5,810	2.6	60	3.1
,, ,, (z)	1,186	2.8	997	2.5	490	1.7	493	1.7	289	0.9	281	0.8	25	0.4	44	0.7	3,805	1.7	41	2.1
Other nose and throat (f)	1,117	2.7	806	2.0	640	2.2	435	1.5	626	1.9	500	1.5	90	1.3	97	1.5	4,311	1.9	79	4.1
,, ,, (x)	317	0.8	221	0.5	221	0.7	143	0.5	237	0.7	207	0.6	. 37	0.5	42	0.7	1,425	0.6	20	1.0
Glands of neck (f)	3,526	8.4	3,129	7.7	2,137	7.3	1,929	6.6	1,395	4.1	1,186	3.5	204	2.9	178	2.8	13,684	6.2	142	7.4
„ (x)	232	0.6	138	0.3	100	0.3	93	0.3	60	0.2	46	0.1	6	0.1	6	0.1	681	0.3	13	0.7
Vision (x)	—		—		2,938	10.2	3,084	10.7	4,258	12.7	4,337	12.9	754	10.9	745	11.7	16,116	11.7	194	12.3
External eye disease (f)	1,694	4.0	1,667	4.1	933	3.2	898	3.1	760	2.3	753	2.2	132	1.9	105	1.6	6,942†	3.1	131	6.8
,, ,, (x)	1,141	2.7	1,051	2.6	495	1.7	474	1.6	392	1.2	358	1.1	62	0.9	57	0.9	4,030†	1.8	60	3.1
Ear disease or defect (f)	960	2.3	1,016	2.5	527	1.8	622	2.1	596	1.8	537	1.6	122	1.8	88	1.4	4,468†	2.0	98	5.1
,, ,, (x)	599	1.4	624	1.5	371	1.3	363	1.2	403	1.2	346	1.0	88	1.3	61	0.9	2,855†	1.3	58	3.0
Hearing defect (f)	320	0.8	373	0.9	302	1.0	313	1.1	411	1.2	339	1.0	82	1.2	72	1.1	2,212	1.0	69	3.6
„ (x)	126	0.3	126	0.3	128	0.4	122	0.4	181	0.5	156	0.5	44	0.6	32	0.5	915	0.4	32	1.7
Stammering and other speech defects (f)	331	0.8	175	0.5	213	0.7	103	0.3	287	0.9	115	0.3	64	1.0	20	0.3	1,308	0.6	100	5.2
„ „ „ (x)	6	0.0	5	0.0	21	0.1	11	0.0	74	0.2	9	0.0	21	0.3	-		147	0.1	2	0.1
Heart defects (f)	1,105	2.6	975	2.4	1,039	3.5	1,085	3.7	1,295	3.8	1,587	4.7	258	3.7	278	4.3	7,622†	3.4	68	3.5
„(x)	42	0.1	42	0.1	49	0.2	64	0.2	86	0.2	93	0.3	20	0.3	11	0.2	407†	0.2	5	0.3
Anaemia (f)	1,708	4.1	1,479	3.6	1,336	4.5	1,354	4.6	1,194	3.5	1,495	4.4	198	2.8	243	3.8	9,007	4.1	87	4.5
„ (x)	514	1.2	411	1.0	430	1.5	423	1.4	311	0.9	426	1.3	49	0.7	73	1.1	2,637	1.2	33	1.7
Lung defects (f)	3,067	7.3	2,751	6.8	1,240	4.2	1,103	3.8	883	2.5	801	2.4	122	1.8	121	1.9	10,088	4.5	104	5.4
„ (x)	1,007	2.4	875	2.2	338	1.1	271	0.9	155	0.5	162	0.5	19	0.3	18	0.3	2,845	1.3	34	1.8
Nervous disease (f)	471	1.1	462	1.1	360	1.2	386	1.3	282	0.8	381	1.1	41	0.6	67	1.0	2,450	1.1	52	2.7
„ (x)	66	0.2	47	0.1	42	0.1	53	0.2	43	0.1	42	0.1	5	0.1	7	0.1	305	0.1	5	0.3
Phthisis (f)	85	0.2	78	0.2	85	0.3	69	0.2	65	0.2	78	0.2	11	0.2	7	0.1	478	0.2	4	0.2
„ (x)	34	0.1	39	0.1	36	0.1	31	0.1	24	0.1	31	0.1	6	0.1	1	0.0	202	0.1	1	0.1
Other tubercular disease (f)	127	0.3	91	0.2	84	0.3	64	0.2	90	0.3	77	0.2	15	0.2	13	0.2	561†	0.3	15	0.8
„ „ (x)	48	0.1	33	0.1	36	0.1	19	0.1	25	0.1	29	0.1	6	0.1	1	0.0	197†	0.1	9	0.5
Rickets (f)	1,099	2.4	569	1.4	471	1.6	233	0.8	288	0.9	155	0.5	47	0.7	25	0.4	2,887	1.3	32	1.7
„ (z)	95	0.2	58	0.1	22	0.1	14	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	197	0.1	1	0.1
Deformities „ (f)	410	1.0	292	0.7	459	1.6	460	1.6	702	2.1	1,019	3.0	163	2.3	215	3.4	3,720†	1.7	67	3.5
„ (x)	96	0.2	81	0.2	127	0.4	147	0.5	191	0.6	382	1.1	46	0.7	82	1.3	1,152†	0.5	15	0.8
Infectious diseases „ (f)	63	0.2	62	0.2	20	0.1	24	0.1	15	0.0	10	0.0	-		1	0.0	195	0.1	4	0.2
„ (x)	43	0.1	42	0.1	16	0.1	12	0.0	11	0.0	8	0.0	-		-		132	0.1	2	0.1
Malnutrition (f)	532	1.3	488	1.2	432	1.5	420	1.4	268	0.8	249	0.7	34	0.5	35	0.5	2,458	1.1	39	2.0
„ (x)	225	0.5	178	0.4	181	0.6	170	0.6	108	0.3	75	0.2	16	0.2	16	0.2	969	0.4	19	1.0
Other defects „ (f)	1,540	3.7	1,375	3.4	880	3.0	913	3.1	819	2.4	1,055	3.2	140	2.0	171	2.7	6,893	3.1	58	3.0
„ (x)	894	2.1	802	2.0	509	1.7	535	1.8	395	1.2	462	1.3	72	1.0	79	1.2	3,748	1.7	26	1.3
Number of children noted for treatment	16,128	38.4	15,223	37.4	12,621	42.8	12,800	43.7	12,731	37.7	13,237	39.2	2,432	35.0	2,460	38.3	87,632	39.4	834	43.4
* Children leaving elementary schools to attend continuation schools. † These cases are sub-divided in Table II. (f) Defects found. (x) Defects noted tor treatment.