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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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TABLE C. Result of re-inspections carried out during 1918. Percentages in italics. 1st Re-inspections.
| Treatment Provided. | Not Treated. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Treatment no longer necessary | Requiring observation only | Treatment still required. | ||||
| Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | ||||
| Refraction | 88 | 79 | 3,865 | 2,622??? | 621 | 504 | 707 | 1,372 | 7,861 |
| 17,719 % | 0.5 | 0.4 | 21.a | 14.8??? | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 44.4 |
| Nursing treatment cases | 251 | 43 | 1.657 | 596 | 545 | 230 | 1,887 | 587 | 1,734 |
| 7,530 % | 3.3 | 0.6 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 2310 |
| Ear, nose and throat. | 107 | 32 | 2,211 | 251 | 781 | 126 | 857 | 1,768 | 6,701 |
| 12,834 % | 0.8 | 0.2 | 17.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 52.2 |
| Teeth | 1,309 | 607 | 13,097 | 1,084 | 1,280 | 399 | 2,800 | 1,459 | 26,579 |
| 48,614 % | 2.7 | 1.2 | 26.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 54.7 |
| Other ailments | 391 | 215 | 16 | 97 | 1,289 | 1,202 | 2,268 | 2,957 | 2,604 |
| 11,069 % | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 20.5 | 26.7 | 23.5 |
| Total | 2,146 | 976 | 20,876 | 4,650 | 4,516 | 2,461 | 8,519 | 8,143 | 45,479 |
| 97,766 % | 2.2 | 1.0 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 46.S |
2nd Re-inspections.
| Treatment Provided. | Not Treated. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Treatment no longer necessary | Requiring observation only. | Treatment still required. | ||||
| Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | ||||
| Retraction | 60 | 55 | 2,678 | 2,270 | 460 | 454 | 862 | 1,529 | 6,697 |
| 15,065 % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 17.8 | 1.51 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 44.4 |
| Nursing treatment cases | 61 | 34 | 585 | 433 | 185 | 161 | 832 | 394 | 1,103 |
| 3,788 % | 1.6 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 22.0 | 10.4 | 29.1 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 50 | 16 | 1,099 | 126 | 480 | 87 | 973 | 1,239 | 4,507 |
| 8,577 % | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 52.5 |
| Teeth | 838 | 484 | 5,131 | 560 | 673 | 303 | 2,076 | 697 | 16,410 |
| 27,172 % | 3.1 | 1.8 | 18.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 60.4 |
| Other ailments | 146 | 90 | 53 | 76 | 618 | 906 | 1.587 | 2,201 | 1,762 |
| 7,439 % | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 21.3 | 29.6 | 23.7 |
| Tota | 1,155 | 679 | 9,546 | 3,465 | 2,416 | 1,911 | 6,330 | 6,060 | 30,479 |
| 62,041 % | 1.8 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 49.1 |
Cases noted as requiring observation.
| No. of cases. | Discharged as cured. | Still requiring observation, or treatment. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Reinspection | 25,316 | 7,116 | 28.1 | 18,200 | 71.9 |
| 2nd Reinspection | 13,991 | 4,151 | 29.7 | 9,840 | 70.3 |