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London County Council 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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APPENDIX II.—Table showing the results of medical inspection.
Elementary schools.
Special schools.
Entrants.
Intermediate.
Leavers.
Total.
Urgent and special.
Myope.
Deaf.
Mentally
defective.
*Boys.
* Girls.
† Percentage
of total
number seen.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys and Girls.
Boys and Girls.
Boys and
Girls.
Number examined
27,839
27,173
91,504
34,487
33,715
34,260
34,158
228,124
24,930
28,404
97

137
1,493
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Skin diseases
(f)
933
740
1.8
779
2.3
553
1.6
572
1.7
452
1.3
4,029
1.8
3,447
3,167
3
3.1
6
4.4
36
2.4
(x)
577
435
1.1
462
1.3
310
0.9
351
1.0
237
0.7
2,372
1.0
2,714
2,531

4
2.9
21
1.4
Teeth
(x)
10,738
10,611
23.3
9,049
26.2
9,024
26.8
7,751
22.6
7,884
23.1
55,057
24.1
1,131
1,203
13
13.4
12
8.8
386
25.9
Tonsils Enlarged
(f)
5,313
5,111
114
4,105
11.9
4,447
13.2
3,106
9.1
3,704
10.8
25,786.
11.3
593
708
7
7.2
7
5.1
143
9.6
Adenoids
(f)
2,757
2,151
5.4
1,972
5.7
1,568
4.7
968
2.8
849
2.5
10,265
4.5
569
444
4
4.1
4
2.9
130
8.7
Tonsils or adenoids
(x)
2,63G
2,421
5.5
2,024
5.9
1,936
5.7
1,286
3.8
1,341
3.9
11,644
5.1
711
744
2
2.1
1
0.7
88
5.9
Other nose & throat defects
If)
1,089
773
20
1,163
3.4
798
2.4
946
2.8
664
1.9
5,433
2.4
391
377
6
6.2
5
3.7
106
71
(x)
247
169
0.5
264
0.8
176
0.5
237
0.7
175
0.5
1,268
0.6
266
. 265


12
0.8
Enlarged glands of neck
(/)
3,529
3,380
7.5
4,015
11.6
3,552
10.5
2,769
8.1
2,858
8.4
20,103
8.8
282
285
5
5.2
12
8.8
138
9.2
(x)
134
111
0.3
138
0.4
83
0.2
66
0.2
70
0.2
602
0.3
146
127
1
10
2
1.5
3
0.2
Vision
(x)
3,716
10.8
4,017
11.9
5,409
15.8
5,539
16.2
18,681
13.9
1,212
1,478

1
0.7
222
14.9
External eye disease ...
(!)
1,76S
1,708
3.8
1,284
3.7
1,233
3.7
905
2.6
905
2.7
7,803
3.4
1,187
1,396
13
13.4
2
1.5
93
6.2
(x)
1,163
1,119
2.5
591
1.7
523
1.6
377
11
334
10
4,107
1.8
991
1,041

1
0.7
40
2.7
Ear disease
(!)
804
787
17
618
1.8
665
2.0
628
1.8
645
1.9
4,147
1.8
1,120
1,043
3
31

62
4.2
0X)
516
475
11
369
11
368
1.1
383
11
356
10
2,417
11
841
806
1
10

38
2.5
Defective hearing
(!)
227
234
0.5
540
1.6
478
1.4
541
M
443
1.3
2,463
11
320
270
3
31

61
41
(x)
54
63
01
182
0.5
163
05
189
06
164
05
815
0.4
204
163
1
10

30
20
Stammering
(J)
47
25
01
130
0.4
35
01
160
0.5
52
0.2
449
0.2
30
9


14
0.9
(X)
1
00
8
00
2
00
7
00
1
00
19
00
11
3


Other speech defects ...
(!)
207
133
0.4
214
0.6
148
0.4
138
0.4
122
0.4
962
0.4
20
20
1
10
3
2.2
48
3.2
(x)
5
1
00
6
0.0
2
0.0


2
0.0
16
00
4
3


Mental defects ...
(f)
73
0.2
65
0.2
13
0.0
10
00
161
01
619
508

1
0.7
Heart defects ...
(f)
849
721
1.7
1,222
3.5
1,258
3.7
1,197
3.5
1,542
45
6,789
30
361
587
4
41
5
3.6
72
4.8
(■r)
28
40
01
56
0.2
54
0.2
65
0.2
93
0.3
336
01
79
112


5
0.3
Anaemia ...
(f)
I,6:i4
1,650
3.6
1,652
4.8
1,646
4.9
1,146
3.3
1,453
4.3
9,181
4.0
473
643
3
31
11
8.0
66
4.4
(x)
547
j 519
12
435
13
486
1.4
254
0 7
424
1.2
2,665
1.2
299
388
1
10
3
2.2
12
0.8
Lung complaints
(/
2,131
1,976
4.5
1,503
4.4
1,380
41
1,110
3.2
1,000
2.9
9,100
40
552
575
6
6.2
8
5.8
79
5.3
(x\
594
536
1.2
287
0.8
282
0.8
175
0.5
151
0.4
2,025
0.9
241
234
3
31
1
0.7
16
11
Nervous diseases
(!)
350
345
0.8
398
12
456
1.4
351
10
422
1.2
2,322
10
586
754
1
10
2
1.5
54
3.6
(z)
40
50
01
56
0.2
59
02
53
0.2
50
01
308
01
249
292


9
0.6
Phthisis
(!)
34
42
01
68
0.2
66
02
45
01
41
01
296
01
189
249


4
0.3
(x]
16
! 11
00
32
01
28
01
14
0.0
15
00
116
01
89
98


1
01
Other tubercular disease
(!)
83
65
0.2
75
0.2
80
0.2
74
0.2
88
0.3
465
0.2
272
239
2
21
2
1.5
9
0.6
(x)
28
24
01
29
01
29
01
21
01
25
01
156
01
129
106
1
10

1
01
Rickets ...
(!)
1,044
627
1.8
670
1.9
357
1.1
448
1.3
250
07
3,396
1.5
69
45
2
21

68
4.6
(x)
149
93
0.3
10
0.0
7
0.0
7
00
7
00
273
01
35
24


Deformities
(f)
311
240
0.6
551
1.6
529
1.6
705
21
969
2.8
3,305
1.4
219
227
6
6.2
3
2.2
55
3.7
(x)
69
52
0.1
114
0.3
117
0.3
129
0.4
250
0.7
731
0.3
116
131


6
0.4
Infectious disease
(f)
71
60
0.1
18
0.1
24
0.1
5
00
13
00
191
01
72
96


2
01
(x}
46
36
01
7
0.0
14
0.0
2
00
6
00
111
00
43
51


1
01
Malnutrition
(!)
175
204
0.4
236
0.7
245
0.7
119
0.3
131
0.4
1,110
0.5
98
70
1
10

20
1.3
(x)
107
133
0.3
120
0.3
134
0.4
59
0.2
69
0.2
622
0.3
66
42
1
10

12
0.8
Other defects ...
1,048
802
2.0
907
2.6
864
2.6
728
2.1
1,003
2.9
5,352
2.3
1,284
1,502
1
10

69
4.6
(x)
590
434
11
456
1.3
405
1.2
311
0.9
380
11
2,576
1.1
900
984


31
21
No. noted for treatment
15,301
14,608
32.7
15,184
44..0
15,060
44.7
14,325
41.8
14,693
430
89,171
391
9,630
10,331
23
23.7
29
21.2
728
48.8
No. of cases where parent wa<
present
19,849
19,697
71.9
18,253
52.9
19,875
59.3
13,327
38.9
16,605
48.6
107,606
56.2


19
19.6
49
35.8
550
36.8
• Examined In detail. t Including preliminary examinations. (/) Signifies defects found. 43316