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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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TABLE VIII. 1 st Re-inspection.
| Class of ailment and number re-inspected. | Number of ailments treated. | Cases not Treated. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Cases cleared up naturally. | Cases needing observation only. | Cases still needing treatment. | ||||
| Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | ||||
| Refraction | 116 | 77 | 4,320 | 2,155 | 626 | 488 | 828 | 1,675 | 7,627 |
| 17,912 % | |||||||||
| Nursing treatment cases | 412 | 50 | 2.323 | 626 | 710 | 226 | 2,465 | 671 | 1,690 |
| 9.173 % | |||||||||
| Ear, nose and throat | 117 | 32 | 2,747 | 292 | 889 | 138 | 1,520 | 2,520 | 7,131 |
| 15,386 % | |||||||||
| Teeth | 1,477 | 640 | 15,302 | 824 | 1,065 | 231 | 3,753 | 1,423 | 26,990 |
| 51,705 % | |||||||||
| Other ailments | 620 | 244 | 245 | 214 | 1,644 | 1,381 | 4,471 | 4,023 | 2,897 |
| 15,739 % | |||||||||
| Total | 2,742 | 1,043 | 24,937 | 4,111 | 4,934 | 2,464 | 13,037 | 10,312 | 46,335 |
| 109,915 % | |||||||||
In addition 34,856 observation eases were seen ; of these, 12,320 were discharged ; 22,536 still required observation
or treatment. Total number of children re-inspected, 108,240 (including observation cases).
2 nd Re-inspection.
| Class of ailment and number re.inspected. | Number treated. | Not Treated. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By doctor. | Under Council's scheme. | At other hospitals. | Cleared up naturally. | Cases needing observation only. | Cases still needing treatment. | ||||
| Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | Cured. | Not Cured. | ||||
| Retraction | 79 | 56 | 2,300 | 1,909 | 353 | 385 | 1,016 | 1,589 | 5,465 |
| 13,152 % | |||||||||
| Nursing treatment cases | 119 | 38 | 618 | 474 | 232 | 151 | 1,160 | 408 | 1,042 |
| 4,242 % | |||||||||
| Ear, nose and throat | 77 | 24 | 1,434 | 196 | 612 | 105 | 1,631 | 1,704 | 5,195 |
| 10,978 % | |||||||||
| Teeth | 1,047 | 552 | 6,762 | 601 | 717 | 261 | 2,671 | 976 | 17,324 |
| 30,911 % | |||||||||
| Other ailments | 230 | 154 | 123 | 172 | 676 | 771 | 2,199 | 2,417 | 1,694 |
| 8,436 % | |||||||||
| Total | 1,552 | 824 | 11,237 | 3,352 | 2,590 | 1,673 | 8,677 | 7,094 | 30,720 |
| 67,719 % | |||||||||
In addition, 17,209 observation cases were seen ; 6,720 were discharged ; 10,489 still required treatment or observation.
Total number of children re.inspected, 65,066. 18,286 of these children were seen at 1st re.inspection during
this year.
Combined results of first and second re.inspections.—29.7% discharged (treated) and 11.9 discharged (untreated) =
41.6% total discharged at first re.inspection. 58.4% sent out for second re.inspection. £4.7% treated or r,o
longer requiring treatment.
Assuming that approximately the same proportions hold good each term the final result would be 41 '6% discharged
at first re.inspection and 31.9% (i,e, 54.7% of the outstanding cases) found to have keep discharge
or treated at second re.inspection.
Total marked off 73.5% of cases re.inspected.