London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Table V.
Examination of Elementary School Children in St. Pancras in 1937.
Information supplied by the School Medical Officer of the L .C.C.
| Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | |||||||||
| Number examined | 1005 | 786 | 778 | 1142 | 993 | 803 | 790 | 1044 | ||||||||
| Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | Cases. * | |||||||||
| Malnutrition | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Skin disease | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Defective teeth | — | 371 | — | 219 | — | 191 | — | 306 | — | 380 | — | 195 | — | 155 | — | 233 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 156 | 73 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 161 | 77 | 58 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| Adenoids | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 75 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 71 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Enlarged glands | 49 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Eye disease | 30 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| Vision defects | — | — | — | 54 | — | 80 | — | 100 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 84 | — | 113 |
| Otorrhœa | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Other ear disease | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Defective hearing | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Speech defects | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Heart defects | 16 | — | 15 | — | 17 | — | 14 | — | 20 | 2 | 11 | — | 17 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Anæmia | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lung defects | 40 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Nervous defects | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other T.B. disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Other deformities | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Other defects | 32 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 18 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | — | 491 | — | 319 | — | 286 | — | 392 | — | 497 | — | 297 | — | 275 | — | 380 |
* Defects, however slight, are included under "Cases." Those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *