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
Lewisham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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The following table gives a synopsis of the conditions and defects found:—
| Condition, Disease or Defect | Girls | Boys | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | L. | D. | |||||||
| L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | |||
| 12 | 5 | 39 | 47 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 41 | 51 | 3 | — | 105 | 103 | |
| 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | |
| (c) Bad | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 31 | 51 | 3 | — | 82 | 103 | |
| 3 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | — | 1 | — | 45 | — | |
| (c) Dirty | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 8 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 21 | 30 | 3 | — | 02 | 62 | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 21 | — | — | 20 | 30 | |
| 7 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 21 | — | 1 | — | 49 | 5 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 21 | |
| 4 | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | 40 | 8 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (c) Tonsils and Adenoids | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | 42 | 21 |
| 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | – | |||||||||
| (b) Anorexia | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | 30 | – |
| (c) Worms | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 10 | 11 | 3 | – | 43 | 26 | |