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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras, 1921.
Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
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Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Leavers (nearly 14). | Entrants. | Age 8. | Age 12. | Leavers (nearly 14). | |||||||||
Number examined | 2,061 | 1,517 | 1,666 | 1,492 | 2,030 | 1,539 | 1,670 | 1,533 | ||||||||
Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | Cases. | † | |
Skin diseases | 57 | 42 | 33 | 18 | 39 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 64 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 45 | 29 |
Teeth | — | 427 | — | 299 | — | 186 | — | 196 | — | 431 | — | 313 | — | 218 | — | 221 |
Enlarged tonsils (only) | 291 | 42 | 176 | 28 | 158 | 19 | 103 | 21 | 297 | 32 | 178 | 34 | 224 | 30 | 157 | 25 |
Adenoids (only) | 170 | 57 | 71 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 156 | 56 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Tonsils and adenoids (together) | 242 | 102 | 75 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 188 | 88 | 78 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 24 | 12 |
Other nose and throat defects | 166 | 107 | 74 | 47 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 131 | 70 | 58 | 30 | 61 | 24 | 22 | 6 |
Cervical and submaxillary glands enlarged | 354 | 9 | 260 | 1 | 169 | 3 | 116 | 5 | 300 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 141 | 2 | 121 | 3 |
Eye disease | 75 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 50 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 71 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 14 |
Defective vision | Not tested. | — | 181 | — | 223 | — | 158 | Not tested. | — | 200 | — | 213 | — | 164 | ||
Otorrhæa | 47 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
Other ear defects | 17 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
Defective hearing | 33 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
Speech defects | 36 | 1 | 20 | — | 17 | 4 | 10 | — | 29 | 1 | 25 | — | 18 | — | 10 | — |
Heart defects | 41 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 61 | 7 | 50 | 3 |
Anæmia | 59 | 38 | 50 | 22 | 52 | 24 | 39 | 16 | 52 | 38 | 58 | 34 | 68 | 30 | 79 | 43 |
Lungdefects(non-tuberculous) | 169 | 59 | 41 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 148 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
Defects of nervous system | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 9 | — | 30 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
Phthisis | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
Other tubercular disease | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Rickets | 58 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 16 | — | 23 | — | 43 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 13 | — | 7 | — |
Spinal deformities | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 52 | 9 |
Other deformities | 16 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 4 |
Malnutrition | 33 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Other defects or disease | 102 | 56 | 63 | 35 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 114 | 69 | 71 | 46 | 88 | 34 | 78 | 37 | |
Total number of children noted for treatment | 910 | 623 | 541 | 465 | 821 | 663 | 569 | 533 | ||||||||
Note.— Defects, however slight, are included under "cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under †. |