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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Appendix XV.
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APPENDIX XV.
Return showing in percentages the final positions 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 the year ended Christmas, 1913.
| Defects. | Term in which second re-inspection took place. | Number of defects under review. | Percentage treated. | Percentage untreated but no longer requiring treatment. | Percentage untreated and still requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refraction | Spring term, 1913 | 3,619 | 71.6 | 7.4 | 21.0 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 2,672 | 72.2 | 5.1 | 22.7 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 3,545 | 73.1 | 5.0 | 21.9 | |
| Nursing treatment | Spring term, 1913 | 1,276 | 67.5 | 25.7 | 6.8 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 931 | 68.3 | 25.2 | 6.5 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 1,539 | 67.7 | 25.7 | 6.6 | |
| Ear, nose and throat | Spring term, 1913 | 4,149 | 55.5 | 20.6 | 23.9 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 2,888 | 55.0 | 18.9 | 26.1 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 4,043 | 59.5 | 17.2 | 23.3 | |
| Teeth | Spring term, 1913 | 4,049 | 44.0 | 15.7 | 40.3 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 3,590 | 49.5 | 11.1 | 39.4 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 7,304 | 52.9 | 12.5 | 34.6 | |
| Other ailments | Spring term, 1913 | 2,080 | 51.3 | 36.6 | 12.1 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 1,676 | 53.8 | 34.0 | 12.2 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 3,004 | 53.9 | 32.7 | 13.4 | |
| All defects | Spring term, 1913 | 15,173 | 56.7 | 18.8 | 24.5 |
| Summer term, 1913 | 11,757 | 58.1 | 16.1 | 25.8 | |
| Autumn term, 1913 | 19,435 | 59.2 | 16.3 | 24.5 |