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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APPENDIX IV.
Table showing result of 1st re-inspections carried out during 1916. Percentages in italic figures.
Treatment provided. | Not treated. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By doctor. | Under Council scheme. | At other hospitals. | Treatment no longer required. | Treatment still required. | ||||
Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | |||
Refraction (23,715) | 226 | 145 | 6,448 | 2,790 | 1,415 | 848 | 1,991 | 9,852 |
Nursing treatment eases (10,677) | 501 | 84 | 2,323 | 814 | 1,371 | 434 | 3,148 | 2,002 |
Ear, nose and throat 15,054) | 149 | 50 | 2,889 | 328 | 1,589 | 236 | 3,064 | 6,749 |
Teeth (46,581) | 1,867 | 888 | 11,077 | 759 | 2,880 | 728 | 3,666 | 24,716 |
Other ailments (12,230) | 613 | 232 | 131 | 178 | 1,852 | 1,307 | 5,127 | 2,790 |
Total (108,257) | 3,356 | 1,399 | 22,868 | 4,869 | 9,107 | 3,553 | 16,996 | 46,109 |
Table showing results of 2nd re-inspections carried out during 1916.
Treatment provided. | Not treated. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Cases no longer requiring treatment. | Treatment still required. | ||||
Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | Cured. | Not cured. | |||
Refraction (11,0(50) | 77 | 29 | 1,977 | 1,251 | 583 | 400 | 1,571 | 5,172 |
Nursing treatment cases (4,391) | 107 | 55 | 585 | 371 | 383 | 223 | 1,383 | 1,284 |
Ear, nose and throat (7,800) | 65 | 14 | 1,063 | 115 | 710 | 111 | 2,076 | 3,646 |
Teeth (22,178) | 817 | 431 | 3,217 | 334 | 1,137 | 361 | 2,722 | 13,159 |
Other ailments (6,159) | 195 | 97 | 67 | 87 | 698 | 610 | 3,103 | 1,302 |
Total (51,588) | 1,261 | 626 | 6,909 | 2,158 | 3,511 | 1,705 | 10,855 | 24,563 |
Cases noted as requiring observation.
No. of cases. | Discharged as cured. | Still requiring observation, or treatment. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First re-inspection | 19,403 | 7,076 | 12,327 | |
Second re-inspection | 10,385 | 3,792 | 6,593 | |
The figures in the above tables refer to defects found. In many cases one child has two or more defects.