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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
London County Council 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX III.
DEFECTS NOTED ON MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
| Institutions. | Defects. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns analysed. | Two or more defective teeth | Vision. | Throat and Nose. | Ears. | Heart. | Lungs. | Anœmia. | Back. | Various. | ||||
| Defective | Signs of Eye Strain. | Hearing. | Discharge. | Bound. | Curvature. | ||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) |
| A.—L.C.C. Training Colleges, Secondary and Trade Schools. | |||||||||||||
| Males | 200 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | — |
| Females | 568 | 31 | 89 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 43 | 72 | 20 | 45 |
| Males | 556 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Females | 1,559 | 176 | 117 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 8 | 96 | 190 | 63 | 53 |
| Males | 521 | 70 | 46 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Females | 387 | 59 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | 43 | 106 | 29 | 19 |
| B.—Secondary and Trade Schools, aided but not maintained by the Council. | |||||||||||||
| Males | 1,117 | 135 | 204 | 15 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 66 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 52 |
| Females | 974 | 111 | 178 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 53 | 36 | 72 | 42 |
| Males | 135 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
| Females | 265 | 17 | 39 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
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