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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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lipileptics.
During the year, 159 epileptic children were scheduled as suitable for admission to colonies. On
the 31st March, 1915, 65 were attending certified schools for epileptics, and 9 were in attendance at
elementary schools, while 119 epileptic children were invalided (out of school) either awaiting an institution
or because their parents were unwilling for them to be sent from home. The above numbers show
all the children who require special provision on account of epilepsy.
Residential
institutions.
There were nine residential industrial schools (one of which, Stormont House, was closed in
October) and six residential special schools (two for blind, three for deaf, and one for mentally defective
children) with a total accommodation for 1,169 residential, and 135 day scholars. To each institution
is allocated a medical officer and a dentist, whose duties have been set out in previous reports. The
dentists made 146 visits to the schools, conducted 2,609 examinations, and treated 882 cases.
During the year 957 elder boys were admitted to Harrow-road Place of Detention, 1,526 younger
boys to Pentonville-road, and 551 girls and infants to Ponton-road.
APPENDIX I, Table showing result of 1st re-inspections carried out during 1915. Percentages in italic figures.
| Ailment and No. of cases re-inspected. | Doctor. | Council scheme. | Other hospital. | Treatment no longer required. | Treatment still re-required (Cases untreated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured. | Not cured | Cured. Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | ||||
| Refraction (13,709) | 140 | 64 .5 | 3,384 | 1,575 11.4 | 1,154 | 653 4.8 | 959 7.0 | 5,780 42.2 |
| Nursing treatment cases (8,153) | 597 7.3 | 135 16 | 1,530 18.8 | 561 6.9 | 1,215 149 | 439 5.4 | 2,054 | 1,622 19.9 |
| Ear, nose and throat (12,750) | 195 1.5 | 64 •5 | 2,438 191 | 263 21 | 1,449 114 | 248 19 | 2,476 19.4 | 5,617 441 |
| Teeth (33,684) | 1,482 4.4 | 746 | 7,675 22.8 | 653 19 | 2,124 6.3 | 598 1.8 | 2,610 | 17,796 52.8 |
| Other ailments (10,012) | 572 5.7 | 236 2.3 | 79 .8 | 163 16 | 1,520 15.2 | 1,240 12.4 | 4,102 410 | 2,100 210 |
| Total (78,308) | 2,986 3.8 | 1,245 16 | 15,106 193 | 3,215 4.1 | 7,462 9.5 | 3,178 40 | 12,201 15.6 | 32,915 421 |
Table showing results of 2nd re.inspections carried out in 1915.
| Doctor. | Council scheme. | Other hospitals. | Treatment no longer necessary | Treatment still required. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured. | Uncured. | Cured. | Uncured. | Cured. | Uncured. | No treatment received. | ||
| Refraction (8,049) | 69 .9 | 32 .4 | 1,533 191 | 1,002 12.4 | 539 6.7 | 422 | 882 11.0 | 3,570 443 |
| Nursing treatment cases (3,096) | 134 | 51 16 | 417 | 274 8.9 | 379 12.2 | 237 7.7 | 838 | 766 24.7 |
| Ear, nose and throat (6,165) | 77 1.2 | 24 .4 | 775 12.6 | 100 | 593 9.6 | 133 2.2 | 1,489 24.2 | 2,974 48.2 |
| "Teeth (15,429) | 683 44 | 346 | 2,072 13.4 | 266 17 | 957 | 311 | 1,583 10.3 | 9,211 59.7 |
| Other ailments (4,924) | 166 | 136 | 9 .2 | 38 .8 | 629 12.8 | 592 12.0 | 2,424 49.2 | 930 18.9 |
| Total (37,663) | 1,129 | 589 16 | 4,806 | 1,680 4.5 | 3,097 8.2 | 1,695 | 7,216 191 | 17,451 46.3 |