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London County Council 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Appendix X V. xxvii.
APPENDIX XV.
RETURN SHOWING THE RESULTS OF RE-INSPECTION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN AUGUST AND, CHRISTMAS, 1912.
Number of children re-inspected, 23,344.
| Defects found requiring treatment. | Number of defects under revision. | Form of treatment in cases in which treatment was obtained. | Total numbers treated. | No treatment received | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By private doctor or dentist. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals or institutions. | |||||||||||||||||
| Completed and satisfactory. | Still under treatment. | Discontinued treatment before remedied, or from other causes uncured. | Total. | Completed and satisfactory. | Still under treatment. | Discontinued treatment before remedied, or from other causes uncured. | Total. | Completed and satisfactory. | Still under treatment. | Discontinued treatment before remedied, or from other causes uncured. | Total. | Completed and satisfactory. | Still under treatment. | Discontinued treatment before remedied, or from other causes uncured. | Total. | Condition irremediable or treatment no longer considered necessary. | Still require treatment | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) | ||||||||
| Refraction | 6,304 | 66.4 | 12.5 | 21.1 | 60.4 | 25.2 | 14.4 | 51.7 | 28.7 | 19.6 | 58.2 | 25.5 | 16.3 | ||||||
| 106 | 20 | 34 | 1,404 | 587 | 336 | 486 | 269 | 184 | 1,996 | 876 | 554 | 3,426 | 293 | 2,585 | |||||
| 54.4 | 4.6 | 41.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minor ailments | 2,229 | 73.2 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 49.3 | 321 | 18.6 | 58.2 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 59.2 | 23.7 | 17.1 | ||||||
| 216 | 46 | 33 | 177 | 115 | 67 | 361 | 142 | 118 | 754 | 303 | 218 | 1,275 | 426 | 528 | |||||
| 57.1 | 19.2 | 23.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ears, nose and throat | 7,651 | 48.6 | 18.7 | 32.7 | 76.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 70.0 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 70.1 | 13.6 | 16.3 | ||||||
| 169 | 65 | 114 | 973 | 144 | 161 | 1,030 | 211 | 231 | 2,172 | 420 | 506 | 3,098 | 1,037 | 3,516 | |||||
| 40.4 | 13.5 | 46.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Teeth | 7,749 | 52.8 | 15.5 | 31.7 | 70.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 64.9 | 10.7 | 24.4 | 63.0 | 14.0 | 23.0 | ||||||
| 335 | 98 | 200 | 408 | 111 | 64 | 741 | 123 | 278 | 1,484 | 332 | 542 | 2,358 | 571 | 4,820 | |||||
| 30.5 | 7.3 | 62.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other ailments | 4,098 | 49.5 | 38.3 | 12.2 | 18.8 | 77.2 | 4.0 | 42.8 | 43.9 | 13.3 | 42.7 | 44.9 | 12.3 | ||||||
| 259 | 200 | 64 | 28 | 115 | 6 | 535 | 549 | 167 | 822 | 864 | 237 | 1,923 | 1,041 | 1,134 | |||||
| 46.9 | 25.4 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 28,031 | 55.4 | 220 | 22.7 | 63.7 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 58.2 | 23.8 | 18.0 | 59.8 | 23.1 | 17.0 | ||||||
| 1,085 | 429 | 445 | 2,990 | 1,072 | 634 | 3,153 | 1,294 | 978 | 7,228 | 2,795 | 2,057 | 12,080 | 3,368 | 12,583 | |||||
| 43.1 | 12.0 | 44.9 | |||||||||||||||||