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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XX.
Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
APPENDIX XIII.
Return showing in percentages the results of first re-inspections for the four terms for which figures are available.
Defects. | Term. | Number of defects under review. | Form of treatment in cases in which treatment was obtained. | Total treated. | Untreated, but no longer requiring treatment | Untreated and still requiring treatment | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By private doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | ||||||
Refraction | Autumn, 1912 | 6,304 | 4.6 | 68.0 | 27.4 | 54.4 | 4.6 | 41.0 |
Spring, 1913 | 5,052 | 4.2 | 69.4 | 26.4 | 55.8 | 2.3 | 41.9 | |
Summer, 1913 | 7,449 | 3.8 | 72.6 | 23.6 | 56.6 | 3.0 | 40.4 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 4,197 | 4.1 | 73.8 | 22.1 | 54.9 | 4.0 | 41.1 | |
Nursing treatment | Autumn, 1912 | 2,229 | 23.1 | 28.2 | 48.7 | 57.1 | 19.2 | 23.7 |
Spring, 1913 | 1,948 | 24.2 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 60.5 | 17.8 | 21.7 | |
Summer, 1913 | 2,500 | 20.3 | 44.7 | 35.0 | 65.8 | 16.1 | 18.1 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 3,322 | 20.0 | 51.4 | 28.6 | 66.4 | 18.5 | 15.1 | |
Ear, nose and throat | Autumn, 1912 | 7,651 | 11.2 | 41.3 | 47.5 | 40.4 | 13.5 | 46.1 |
Spring, 1913 | 5,091 | 9.3 | 53.7 | 37.0 | 44.1 | 9.5 | 46.4 | |
Summer, 1913 | 4,931 | 7.6 | 57.5 | 34.9 | 43.7 | 8.9 | 47.4 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 5,978 | 9.0 | 58.8 | 32.2 | 45.8 | 8.8 | 45.4 | |
Teeth | Autumn, 1912 | 7,749 | 26.7 | 24.7 | 48.6 | 30.5 | 7.3 | 62.2 |
Spring, 1913 | 9,813 | 26.5 | 37.9 | 35.6 | 35.0 | 5.4 | 59.6 | |
Summer, 1913 | 10,538 | 28.7 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 32.7 | 4.9 | 62.4 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 9,482 | 27.2 | 45.6 | 27.2 | 32.0 | 4.7 | 63.3 | |
Other ailments | Autumn, 1912 | 4,098 | 27.2 | 7.7 | 65.1 | 46.9 | 25.4 | 27.7 |
Spring, 1913 | 3,793 | 27.2 | 7.9 | 64.9 | 48.2 | 18.6 | 33.2 | |
Summer, 1913 | 4,079 | 27.1 | 7.5 | 65.4 | 51.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 4,563 | 29.3 | 6.2 | 64.5 | 50.3 | 24.6 | 25.1 | |
All defects | Autumn, 1912 | 28,031 | 16.2 | 38.9 | 44.9 | 43.1 | 12.0 | 44.9 |
Spring, 1913 | 25,697 | 17.6 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 44.8 | 8.5 | 46.7 | |
Summer, 1913 | 29,497 | 16.3 | 47.4 | 36.3 | 46.0 | 8.6 | 45.4 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 27,542 | 18.1 | 47.5 | 34.4 | 45.7 | 10.4 | 43.9 |
APPENDIX XIV.
Return showing in percentages the results of second re-inspections for the three terms of the year 1913.
Defects. | Term. | Number of defects under review (outstanding from first re-inspection). | Form of treatment in cases in which treatment was obtained. | Total treated. | Untreated, but no longer requiring treatment | Untreated and still requiring treatment | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By private doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | ||||||
Refraction | Spring, 1913 | 2,106 | 4.0 | 69.3 | 26.7 | 56.9 | 2.9 | 40.2 |
Summer, 1913 | 1,557 | 3.4 | 65.6 | 31.0 | 54.3 | 3.3 | 42.4. | |
Autumn, 1913 | 2,122 | 3.7 | 69.6 | 26.7 | 56.6 | 4.1 | 39.3 | |
Nursing treatment | Spring, 1913 | 512 | 19.7 | 46.1 | 34.2 | 65.6 | 12.7 | 21.7 |
Summer, 1913 | 360 | 15.1 | 39.1 | 45.8 | 62.5 | 14.4 | 23.1 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 627 | 18.8 | 43.2 | 38.0 | 64.3 | 17.4 | 18.3 | |
Ear, nose and throat | Spring, 1913 | 2,110 | 11.7 | 46.9 | 41.4 | 38.0 | 10.5 | 51.5 |
Summer, 1913 | 1,526 | 7.6 | 44.4 | 48.0 | 38.4 | 9.4 | 52.2 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 2,200 | 9.8 | 48.5 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 12.8 | 45.1 | |
Teeth | Spring, 1913 | 2,764 | 34.7 | 22.4 | 42.9 | 26.9 | 9.5 | 63.6 |
Summer, 1913 | 2,430 | 30.7 | 32.1 | 37.2 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 61.8 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 4,786 | 35.9 | 37.8 | 26.3 | 35.9 | 9.7 | 54.4 | |
Other ailments | Spring, 1913 | 996 | 23.8 | 14.0 | 62.2 | 58.9 | 13.6 | 27.5 |
Summer, 1913 | 797 | 22.2 | 9.8 | 68.0 | 54.8 | 18.3 | 26.9 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 1,755 | 27.1 | 7.3 | 65.6 | 54.1 | 21.8 | 24.1 | |
All defects | Spring, 1913 | 8,488 | 16.5 | 43.9 | 39.6 | • 43.2 | 8.8 | 48.0 |
Summer, 1913 | 6,670 | 15.4 | 41.7 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 8.3 | 48.8 | |
Autumn, 1913 | 11,490 | 20.9 | 41.9 | 37.2 | 45.2 | 11.5 | 43.3 |