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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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XXV
Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913,
APPENDIX XIX.
A. SCHOLARS—DEFECTS NOTED ON MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
| Institutions. | No. examined. | Defects. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teeth. | Vision. | Throat and Nose. | Ears. | Heart. | Lungs. | Anæmia. | Back. | Nutrition. | Various. | |||||
| Defective | Signs of Eye Strain. | Hearing. | Discharge. | Round. | Curvature. | |||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) |
| (i.) L.C.C. Training Colleges, Secondary and Trade Schools. | ||||||||||||||
| 80 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | — | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Females | 826 | 67 | 123 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 87 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 880 | 159 | 130 | 11 | 18 | 10 | - | 23 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 29 | |
| Females | 3,485 | 702 | 472 | 55 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 115 | 350 | 75 | 61 | 123 |
| 339 | 77 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| Females | 462 | 115 | 56 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 117 | 18 | 22 | 13 |
| (ii.) Secondary and Trade Schools, aided but not maintained by the Council. | ||||||||||||||
| 1,207 | 226 | 223 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| Females | 767 | 172 | 122 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 34 | 54 | 28 | 9 | 23 |
| 192 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Females | 443 | 121 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
B. SCHOLARS—DEFECTS REMEDIED.
| Institutions. | Defeots. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teeth. | Vision. | Ears. | Throat and Nose. | Anaemia. | Various. | |
| (i.) L.C.C. Training Colleges, Secondary and Trade Schools. | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Females | 21 | 13 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | |
| Females | 157 | 59 | - | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Females | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| (ii) Secondary and Trade Schools, aided but not maintained by the Council. | ||||||
| 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Females | 25 | 6 | — | - | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Females | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | 1 |