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 London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
APPENDIX XI.
Return showing the final position of 46,365 defects, in respect of which first re-inspections were held in the year ended summer holidays 1913, and second re-inspections (where necessary) were held in year ended Christmas, 1913. (†)
Defects found requiring treatment. | Number of defects under revision. | Defects found to have been treated. | No treatment received. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completed and satisfactory. | Still under treatment. | Discontinued treatment before remedied or from other causes uncured. | Total. | Conditions irremediable or treatment no longer considered necessary. | Still requiring treatment. | ||
Refraction | 9,836 | 78.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7,111 | 585 | 2,140 |
5,546 | 713 | 852 | |||||
72.3 | 5.9 | 21.8 | |||||
Nursing treatment | 3,746 | 79.5 | 10>9 | 9.6 | 2,538 | 958 | 250 |
2,018 | 276 | 244 | |||||
67.8 | 25.5 | 6.7 | |||||
Ear, nose and throat | 11,080 | 87.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 6,298 | 2,094 | 2,688 |
5,511 | 277 | 510 | |||||
56.9 | 18.9 | 24.2 | |||||
Teeth | 14,943 | 84.2 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 7,420 | 1,944 | 5,579 |
6,246 | 329 | 845 | |||||
49.7 | 13.0 | 37.3 | |||||
Other ailments | 6,760 | 69.6 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 3,587 | 2,313 | 860 |
2,495 | 848 | 244 | |||||
53.1 | 34.2 | 12.7 | |||||
Total | 46,365 | 80.9 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 26,954 | 7,894 | 11,517 |
21,816 | 2,443 | 2,695 | |||||
58.1 | 17.0 | 24.9 | |||||
(†) Of the total number, 19,717 were discharged at the first re-inspection. The outstanding 26,648 cases were seen for second time during the year 1913 (vide Appendix IX). |