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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Medical Inspection of School Children, 1919.
| Elementary Schools. | Special schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Entrants. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | Totals. | Urgent and Special. | Myope. | Deaf. | Mentally defective. | |||||||||||||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys and Girls. | Boys and Girls. | Boys and Girls. | ||||||||||||
| Number examined | 347299 | 33,980 | 30,019 | 30,429 | 33,261 | 33,174 | 195,162 | 33,451 | 35,047 | 144 | 156 | 1,270 | ||||||||||
| °/ /o | % | 0/ /o | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| Skin diseases | (f) 913 | 2.7 | 649 | 19 | 665 | 2.2 | 466 | 1.5 | 576 | 1.7 | 478 | 1.4 | 3,747 | 1.9 | 5,001 | 4,159 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 39 | 31 |
| (x) 657 | 1.9 | 453 | 1.3 | 490 | 1.6 | 327 | 11 | 402 | 1.2 | 326 | 10 | 2,655 | 1.4 | 4,842 | 3,991 | — | 2 | 1.3 | 22 | 1.7 | ||
| Teeth | (x) 8,952 | 26.1 | 9,177 | 270 | 8,992 | 300 | 8,707 | 28.6 | 7,152 | 21b | 7,051 | 21.3 | 50,031 | 25.6 | 1,676 | 1,868 | 41 | 28.5 | 22 | 141 | 336 | 26.5 |
| Enlarged tonsils | (f) 5,268 | 15.4 | 5,465 | 161 | 3,773 | 12.6 | 4,100 | 13 b | 2,865 | 8.6 | 3,477 | 10.5 | 24,948 | 12.8 | 891 | 1,142 | 21 | 14.6 | 12 | 7.7 | 93 | 7.3 |
| Adenoids | (/) 2,468 | 7.2 | 2,134 | 6.3 | 1,636 | 5.5 | 1,357 | 4.5 | 858 | 2.6 | 736 | 2.2 | 9,189 | 4.7 | 700 | 663 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.2 | 94 | 7.4 |
| Tonsils or adenoids | (x) 2,499 | 7.3 | 2,407 | 7.1 | 1,926 | 6.4 | 2,021 | 6.6 | 1,366 | 41 | 1,598 | 4.8 | 11,817 | 61 | 1,121 | 1,311 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 73 | 5.7 |
| Other nose or throat defects | (/) 877 | 2.6 | 661 | 1.9 | 754 | 2.5 | 491 | 1.6 | 658 | 20 | 424 | 1.3 | 3,865 | 2.0 | * | * | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.2 | 55 | 4.3 |
| (x) 237 | 0.7 | 158 | 0.5 | 259 | 0.9 | 147 | 0.5 | 238 | 0.7 | 160 | 0.5 | 1,199 | 0.6 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1.9 | 11 | 0.9 | |||
| Enlarged glands of neck | (/) 2,892 | 8.4 | 2,654 | 7.8 | 2,664 | 8.9 | 2,352 | 7.7 | 1,923 | 5.8 | 1,763 | 5.3 | 14,248 | 7.3 | • | * | 5 | 3.5 | 7 | 4 5 | 96 | 7.6 |
| (x) 171 | 0.5 | 136 | 0.4 | 131 | 0.4 | 126 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.3 | 94 | 0.3 | 752 | 0.4 | — | 4 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Vision | (x) | . | — | 2.828 | 9.4 | 3,212 | 10.8 | 4,382 | 13.2 | 4,422 | 13.4 | 14,844 | 11.9 | 2,691 | 3,103 | — | 9 | 8.9 | 153 | 140 | ||
| External eye disease | (/) 1,481 | 4.3 | 1,484 | 4.4 | 997 | 3.3 | 945 | 31 | 745 | 2.2 | 687 | 21 | 6,339 | 3.2 | 737 | 971 | 15 | 10.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 78 | 61 |
| (x) 972 | 2.8 | 947 | 2.8 | 531 | 1.8 | 485 | 1.6 | 411 | 12 | 322 | 10 | 3,668 | 1.9 | 674 | 812 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 38 | 30 | |
| Ear disease | (/) 819 | 2.4 | 889 | 2.6 | 615 | 20 | 658 | 2.2 | 593 | 1.8 | 637 | 1.9 | 4,211 | 2.2 | 1,017 | 914 | 3 | 2.1 | 14 | 9.0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| (x) 554 | 1.6 | 580 | 17 | 394 | 1.3 | 444 | l.5 | 418 | 1.3 | 433 | 1.3 | 2,823 | 14 | 927 | 832 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 19 | 1.5 | |
| Defective hearing | (/) 246 | 07 | 260 | 0.7 | 343 | 11 | 345 | 11 | 365 | 11 | 362 | 11 | 1,921 | 10 | 363 | 353 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 59 | 4.6 |
| (x) 77 | 0.2 | 97 | 0.3 | 142 | 0.4 | 131 | 0.4 | 167 | 0 5 | 157 | 05 | 771 | 0.4 | 305 | 307 | — | — | 31 | 2.4 | |||
| Stammering | (/) 56 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.3 | 24 | 0.1 | 141 | 0.4 | 30 | 01 | 363 | 0.2 | 175 | 72 | — | 1 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| (x) 3 | 0.0 | — | 19 | 0.1 | 3 | 00 | 20 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 50 | 0.0 | 85 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||
| Other speech defects | (f) 175 | 0.5 | 118 | 0.3 | 123 | 04 | 74 | 0.2 | 111 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.2 | 668 | 0.3 | Include with stammering on line above | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 32 | 2.5 | |
| (x) 3 | 00 | 4 | 00 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 00 | 22 | 0.0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Heart defects | (/) 872 | 2.5 | 757 | 2.2 | 1,010 | 3.3 | 1,089 | 3.6 | 1,258 | 3.8 | 1,636 | 4.9 | 6,622 | 3.4 | 684 | 935 | 7 | 4.9 | 4 | 2.6 | 43 | 3.4 |
| (x) 34 | 01 | 40 | 01 | 49 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | 89 | 0.3 | 143 | 0.4 | 416 | 0.2 | 258 | 371 | 1 | 0.7 | — | 5 | 04 | ||
| Anaemia | (/) 1.271 | 3.7 | 1,092 | 3.2 | 1,089 | 3.6 | 1,278 | 4.2 | 860 | 2.6 | 1,172 | 3.5 | 6,762 | 3.5 | 656 | 934 | 6 | 4.2 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 2.5 |
| (x) 449 | 1.3 | 397 | 1.2 | 367 | 1.2 | 478 | 1.6 | 298 | 0.9 | 488 | 15 | 2,477 | 13 | 429 | 640 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Lung complaints | (/) 2,364 | 6.9 | 2,260 | 6.7 | 1,292 | 4.3 | 1,166 | 3.8 | 1.066 | 3.2 | 923 | 2.8 | 9,071 | 4.6 | 915 | 911 | 1 | 0.7 | 11 | 7.1 | 75 | 5.9 |
| (x) 798 | 2.3 | 765 | 2.3 | 335 | 11 | 330 | 11 | 245 | 0.7 | 213 | 0.6 | 2,686 | 1.4 | 554 | 480 | — | 3 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.3 | ||
| Nervous diseases | (/) 396 | 1.2 | 413 | 1.2 | 335 | 11 | 395 | 1.3 | 282 | 0.8 | 396 | 1.2 | 2,217 | 11 | 651 | 808 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.2 | 39 | 3.1 |
| (x) 64 | 02 | 61 | 0.2 | 42 | 01 | 49 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 334 | 0.2 | 408 | 518 | — | — | 10 | 0.8 | |||
| Phthisis | (/) 89 | 0.3 | 71 | 0.2 | 97 | 0.3 | 92 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.2 | 486 | 0.2 | 205 | 257 | 1 | 0.7 | — | 4 | 0.3 | |
| (x) 43 | 0.1 | 37 | 01 | 47 | 0.2 | 53 | 0.2 | 34 | 01 | 45 | 01 | 259 | 0.1 | 156 | 215 | — | — | 1 | 01 | |||
| Other tubercular disease | (/) 110 | 0.3 | 101 | 0.3 | 96 | 0.3 | 70 | 0.2 | 74 | 0.2 | 99 | 0.3 | 550 | 0.3 | 271 | 411 | 1 | 0.7 | — | 3 | 0.2 | |
| (x) 37 | 01 | 37 | 01 | 47 | 0.2 | 30 | 01 | 25 | 0.1 | 48 | 0.1 | 224 | 01 | 198 | 219 | 1 | 0.7 | — | 1 | 01 | ||
| Rickets | (/) 1,114 | 3.2 | 649 | 1.9 | 554 | 1.8 | 339 | 11 | 406 | 1.2 | 204 | 0.6 | 3,266 | 1.7 | 124 | 109 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 31 | 2.4 |
| (x) 118 | 0.3 | 73 | 0.2 | 15 | 00 | 16 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 245 | 0.1 | 31 | 77 | — | — | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Deformities | (/) 486 | 14 | 273 | 0.8 | 434 | 1.4 | 472 | 1.6 | 634 | 1.9 | 899 | 2.7 | 3,198 | 1.6 | 258 | 332 | 6 | 4.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 46 | 3.6 |
| (x) 181 | Ob | 73 | 0.2 | 126 | 04 | 169 | 0.6 | 177 | 0 .5 | 298 | 0.9 | 1,024 | 0.5 | 198 | 261 | 1 | 0.7 | — | 7 | 0.6 | ||
| Infectious disease | (/) 54 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | 20 | 01 | 14 | 0.0 | 8 | 00 | 9 | 0.0 | 166 | 0.1 | • | * | — | — | — | |||
| (x) 38 | 01 | 48 | 01 | 18 | 01 | 11 | 00 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 00 | 124 | 01 | * | * | — | — | — | ||||
| Malnutrition | (/) 390 | 1.1 | 358 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 372 | 1.2 | 213 | 0.6 | 266 | 0.8 | 1,956 | 1.0 | 265 | 337 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 13 | 10 |
| (x) 210 | 0.6 | 173 | 0 5 | 159 | 0 5 | 166 | 0 5 | 98 | 0.3 | 134 | 0.4 | 940 | 0.5 | 123 | 122 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Other defects | (/) 1,200 | 3.5 | 1,138 | 3..3 | 935 | 3.1 | 971 | 3..2 | 842 | 2.5 | 1,084 | 3.3 | 6,170 | 3.2 | 2,353 | 2,562 | 8 | 5.6 | 4 | 2.6 | 46 | 3.6 |
| (x) 680 | 20 | 649 | 1.9 | 521 | 1.7 | 531 | 17 | 424 | 1.3 | 478 | 1.4 | 3,283 | 1.7 | 1,766 | 1,976 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 21 | 17 | |
| Number noted for treatment | ... 14,096 | 41.1 | 13,704 | 40.3 | 13,990 | 46.6 | 14,162 | 46.5 | 13,380 | 40.2 | 13,675 | 412 | 83,007 | 42.6 | 13,217 | 13,409 | 54 | 37.5 | 48 | 30 8 | 603 | 47.5 |
| Number of cases where parent was present | 25,647 | 74.8 | 26,124 | 76.9 | 16,383 | 54.6 | 18,839 | 61.9 | 12,088 | 36.3 | 15.715 | 47.4 | 114,796 | 58.8 | . | — | 44 | 30.6 | 37 | 23.7 | 436 | 34.3 |
f = Defects found. x = Defects noted for treatment. * Included under "other defects."