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London County Council 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Appendix XII
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Table: APPENDIX XII.Return showing under the various county electoral areas, the final position of 24,662 "Council Scheme" defects (i.e., eye, ear, nose and throat ailments and cases suitable for nursing treatment) 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.

APPENDIX XII.

Return showing under the various county electoral areas, the final position of 24,662 "Council Scheme" defects (i.e., eye, ear, nose and throat ailments and cases suitable for nursing treatment) 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.

County electoral area.Number of defects under review.Defects found to have been treated.No treatment received.Percentage of defects treated. *
Completed and satisfactory.Still under treatmentDiscontinued treatment before remedied or from other causes uncurea.Total.Condition irremediable or treatment no longer considered necessary.Still requiring treatment
Battersea629301232735110916968.8
Bermondsey3061112931171488766.3
Bethnal Green, N.E.66028443784059516071.7
Bethnal Green, S.W.4262374225304319177.0
Bow and Bromley767321504841914520367.4
Brixton28715877172506572.6
Camberwell, N.4552473419300708577.9
Chelsea212112128132384275.9
City of London5226343321766.0
Clapham73340136695065916875.1
Deptford44421114222471445382.3
Dulwich2361431810171155077.4
Finsbury, C.3521723826236674982.8
Finsbury, E.2381342322179322780.9
Fulham980544485364518515081.1
Greenwich3421802620226813586.6
Hackney, C.3101511519185708377.1
Hackney, N.41820115262429314174.5
Hackney, S.795462353152812616478.9
Haggerston57818746542871279863.6
Hammersmith5433582114393521280.0
Hampstead90593365135384.4
Holborn3501612257240579881.9
Hoxton38616027392266218269.9
Islington, E.62032422413875114468.0
Islington, N.44220815172405810062.5
Islington, S.4502502237309419675.6
Islington, W.3921962030246507571.9
Kennington382237524266417478.0
Kensington, N.4612514737335521481.9
Kensington, S.105681438564785.9
Lambeth, N.3312161619251336684.2
Lewisham64138926174321439986.7
Limehouse4662412651318492876.3
Marylebone, E.7333364236860.0
Marvlebone, W.257131811150397268.8
Mile End2471254211502511167.6
Newington365175919203517564.7
Norwood3462111115237345076.0
Paddington, N.240143810161291376.3
Padding ton, S.1146913890117787.9
Peckham44725935203145613280.3
Poplar572283202432711313271.3
Rotherhithe35714514231821066990.5
St. George, Hanover-square80511658101282.8
St. George-in-the-East5073042970403287684.1
St. Pancras, E.3331561845219486676.8
St. Pancras, N298227145246252790.1
St. Pancras, S.184741623113254671.1
St. Pancras, W.2841731522210353984.3
Southwark, W.3711751229216698671.5
Stepney72539027664836817473.5
Strand5333-33641373.5
Walworth44022610422785810472.8
Wandsworth1,328772294584620028275.1
Westminster1366710885252676.6
Whitechapel5653403661437309881.7
Woolwich1,461812813692925028276.7
Total24,66213,0751,2661,60615,9473,6375,07875.9
* In the calculation of these percentages the cases reported "condition irremediable or treatment no longer considered necessary" have been disregarded.