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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Defect or disease. | Routine examination. | Special. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. | Number referred for treatment. | Number noted for observation. | |
| Defective speech | 158 | 301 | 101 | 71 |
| Dental disease | 70,420 | 1,495 | 3,029 | 67 |
| Heart disease— | ||||
| Organic | 46 | 412 | 119 | 75 |
| Functional | 8 | 678 | 13 | 52 |
| Not stated | 298 | 5,333 | 454 | 890 |
| Anæmia | 2,363 | 2,155 | 1,803 | 432 |
| Bronchitis | 1,798 | 1,943 | 688 | 197 |
| Other lung defects (non-tubercular) | 478* | 2,253* | 248 | 523 |
| Phthisis—Definite | 143 | 81 | 162 | 67 |
| Suspected | - | 168 | 180 | 174 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Glands | 54 | 50 | 88 | 61 |
| Spine | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Hip | 4 | 16 | 36 | 24 |
| Bones and joints | 9 | 18 | 39 | 25 |
| Skin | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| Other forms | 51 | 29 | 64 | 37 |
| Epilepsy | 68 | 174 | 247 | 176 |
| Chorea | 88 | 130 | 340 | 208 |
| Other nervous conditions | 187 | 520 | 188 | 158 |
| Rickets | 190 | 137 | 108 | 31 |
| Spinal curvature | 975 | 827 | 168 | 55 |
| Other deformities | 312 | 273 | 347 | 138 |
| Other defects | 3,775 | 2,525 | 5,852 | 1,671 |
Number of children referred for treatment or observation{Routine, 138,833
Special, 32,249
*Probably some of these cases are suspected phthisis.
TABLE III. Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area in 1921.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893— | |||
| Attending public elementary schools (a) | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Attending certified schools for the blind | 511 | 598 | 1,109 |
| Not at school (b) | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| Deaf and Dumb (including partially deaf) within the meaning of the Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act, 1893— | |||
| Attending public elementary schools (a) | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Attending certified schools for the deaf | 453 | 396 | 849 |
| Not at school (b) | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Mentally Deficient. | |||
| Attending public elementary schools | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| Attending certified schools for the mentally defective children | 4,034 | 3,268 | 7,302 |
| Number notified to Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year | 37 | 86 | 123 |
| In institutions of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (c) | 383 | 277 | 660 |
| Not at school (b) | 87 | 81 | 168 |
| At school | — | — | — |
| Number notified to Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year | 95 | 80 | 175 |
| In institutions of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (c) | 558 | 354 | 912 |
| Not at school (b) | 577 | 466 | 1,043 |
| 74 | 77 | 151 | |
| In institutions of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (c) | 161 | 152 | 313 |
| Number notified to Local Control Authority by Local Education Authority during the year | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Epileptics. | |||
| Attending public elementary schools | 395 | 384 | 779 |
| Attending special (M.D.) schools | 81 | 65 | 146 |
| Attending special (P.D.) schools | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Attending blind schools | — | 1 | 1 |
| Attending deaf schools | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Attending certified schools for epileptics | 48 | 45 | 93 |
| Not at school (b) | 350 | 335 | 685 |
| Imbeciles or idiots (c) | 194 | 149 | 343 |
| Physically Defective. | |||
| *Attending public elementary schools (d) | 194 | 128 | 322 |
| Attending certified day schools for physically defective children (day open-air schools for tuberculous children) | 190 | 175 | 365 |
| Attending certified residential schools for physically defective children | 208 | 248 | 456 |
| In institutions other than certified schools | 280 | 357 | 637 |
| Not at school (b) | 104 | 138 | 242 |
| Attending public elementary schools (d) | 353 | 263 | 616 |
| Attending certified day schools for physically defective children | 577 | 476 | 1,053 |
| Attending certified residential schools for physically defective children | 56 | 48 | 104 |
| In institutions other than certified schools | 463 | 388 | 851 |
| Not at school (b) | 180 | 191 | 371 |