[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 58

London County Council 1921

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

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Table: TABLE VIII. Medical Inspection, 1921 (Rota Exams.).

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TABLE VIII. Medical Inspection, 1921 (Rota Exams.).

		Entrants.				Age 8.				Age 12.				Age 13.*				Total Elementary Schools.		Special schools.
		Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.		Boys.		Girls.		Total Elementary Schools.		Special schools.
Number examined		41,304		40,398		33,494		33,530		34,587		34,020		38,822		38,397		294,552		2,255
			%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%
Skin disease	(/)	844	20	668	1.7	506	1.5	392	1.2	464	1.3	376	1.1	457	1.2	477	1.2	4,184	1.4	39	1.7
„	(x)	505	1.2	410	1.0	311	0.9	230	0.7	277	0.8	199	0.6	263	0.7	246	0.6	2,441†	0.8	20	0.9
Teeth	(x)	10,801	26.1	10,780	26.7	8,614	25.7	8,762	26.1	7,257	21.1	6,944	20.4	8,264	21.3	8,502	22.1	69,929	23.7	491	2.8
Enlarged tonsils	(f)	0,204	12.6	0,176	12.8	3,457	10.3	3,586	10.7	2,530	7.3	3,000	8.8	2.321	6.0	2,723	7.1	27,997	9.5	172	7.6
„	(x)	1,307	3.2	1,280	3.2	802	2.4	965	2.9	644	1.9	793	2.3	610	1.6	778	2.0	7,179	2.4	44	2.0
Adenoids	(f)	1,063	2.6	864	2.1	530	1.6	407	1.2	317	0.9	229	0.7	181	0.5	168	0.4	3,759	1.3	53	2.3
„	(x)	488	1.2	397	1.0	272	0.8	195	0.6	189	0.5	130	0.4	91	0.2	95	0.2	1,857	0.6	36	1.6
Tonsils and adenoids	(/)	1,042	3.7	1,348	3.3	632	1.9	632	1.9	341	1.0	338	1.0	210	0.5	201	0.5	5,244	1.8	32	1.4
„„	(x)	868	2.1	796	2.0	365	1.1	399	1.2	220	0.6	252	0.7	144	0.4	123	0.3	3,167	1.1	19	0.8
Other nose and throat defects	(f)	1,220	3.0	938	2.3	766	2.3	579	1.7	596	1.7	484	1.4	547	1.4	460	1.2	5,595	1.9	76	3.4
„ „	(x)	380	0.9	276	0.7	231	0.7	207	0.6	194	0.6	181	0.5	205	0.5	192	0.5	1,871	0.6	22	1.0
Glands of neck	(f)	2,860	6.9	2,417	6.0	1,885	5.6	1,693	5.0	1,502	4.3	1,171	3.4	1,106	2.8	943	2.5	13,577	4.6	162	7.2
„	(x)	103	0.2	77	0.2	63	0.2	63	0.2	43	0.1	37	0.1	30	0.1	36	0.1	452	0.2	3	0.1
Vision	(x)	-		-		2,913	8.9	3,132	9.6	4,309	12.5	4,247	12.5	4,163	10.8	4,114	10.7	22,878	10.9	220	11.8
External eye disease	(f)	1,030	3.7	1,466	3.6	949	2.8	1,018	3.0	789	2.3	663	1.9	557	1.4	555	1.4	7,527	2.6	149	6.6
„ „	(x)	926	2.2	874	2.2	447	1.3	435	1.3	372	1.1	278	0.8	236	0.6	234	0.6	3,802†	1.3	54	2.4
Ear disease or defect	(f)	880	2.2	900	2.2	557	1.7	647	1.9	591	1.7	490	1.4	542	1.4	490	1.3	5,102	1.7	99	4.4
„ „	(x)	501	1.2	511	1.2	348	1.0	376	1.1	377	1.0	287	0.8	340	0.8	277	0.8	3,007†	1.0	50	2.2
Hearing defect	(/)	202	0.6	208	0.6	286	0.9	286	0.9	336	1.0	350	1.0	380	1.0	324	0.8	2,472	0.8	64	2.8
„	(x)	66	0.2	72	0.2	98	0.3	92	0.3	130	0.4	140	0.4	152	0.4	129	0.3	879	0.3	18	0.8
Speech defects	(/)	234	0.6	162	0.4	220	0.7	125	0.4	267	0.8	137	0.4	282	0.7	147	0.4	1,574	0.5	56	2.5
„	(x)	10	0.0	2	0.0	18	0.0	7	0.0	54	0.2	12	0.0	39	0.1	15	0.0	157	0.0	1	0.0
Heart defects	(f)	964	2.3	842	2.1	950	2.8	1,028	3.1	1,070	3.1	1,375	4.0	1,316	3.4	1,566	4.1	9,111	3.1	84	3.7
„	(x)	29	0.1	27	0.1	24	0.1	37	0.1	38	0.1	76	0.2	45	0.1	66	0.2	342†	0.1	10	0.4
Anaemia	(f)	1,494	3.6	1,315	3.3	1,270	3.8	1,310	3.9	1,161	3.4	1,424	4.2	841	2.2	1,354	3.5	10,169	3.4	57	2.5
„	(x)	368	0.9	309	0.8	307	0.9	355	1.0	213	0.6	343	1.0	150	0.4	304	0.8	2,349	0.8	14	0.6
Lung defects	(f)	2,769	6.7	2,626	6.5	1,118	3.3	1,013	3.0	861	2.5	722	2.1	659	1.7	616	1.6	10,384	3.5	104	4.6
„	(x)	706	1.7	664	1.6	216	0.6	200	0.6	137	0.4	137	0.4	90	0.2	97	0.3	2,247	0.8	29	1.3
Nervous disease	(f)	403	1.0	450	1.1	340	1.0	395	1.2	263	0.8	437	1.3	196	0.5	377	1.0	2,861	1.0	56	2.5
„	(x)	48	0.1	50	0.1	40	0.1	48	0.1	43	0.1	43	0.1	18	0.0	43	0.1	333†	0.1	10	0.4
Phthisis	(x)	66	0.2	46	0.1	62	0.2	46	0.1	55	0.2	41	0.1	45	0.1	47	0.1	408	0.1	2	0.1
„	(x)	19	0.0	14	0.0	22	0.1	19	0.1	23	0.1	10	0.0	22	0.1	14	0.0	143	0.0	—
Other tubercular disease	(f)	69	0.2	63	0.2	53	0.2	41	0.1	62	0.2	42	0.1	63	0.2	45	0.1	438	0.1	8	0.4
„ „	(x)	23	0.1	19	0.0	20	0.1	16	0.0	21	0.1	11	0.0	11	0.0	14	0.0	135†	0.0	1	0.0
Rickets	(f)	1,420	3.4	755	1.9	961	2.9	580	1.7	659	1.9	353	1.0	464	1.2	163	0.4	5,360	1.8	38	1.7
„	(x)	98	0.2	49	0.1	18	0.1	10	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	8	0.0	-		188	0.1	2	0.1
Deformities	(f)	357	0.8	245	0.6	406	1.2	438	1.3	714	2.0	834	2.4	821	2.2	1,124	2.9	4,939	1.7	88	4.0
„	(x)	76	0.2	54	0.2	98	0.3	112	0.4	163	0.5	251	0.7	177	0.4	344	0.9	1,275	0.4	12	0.5
Infectious diseases	(f)	73	0.2	62	0.2	21	0.1	15	0.0	15	0.0	9	0.0	7	0.0	11	0.0	213	0.1	1	0.0
„	(x)	46	0.1	45	0.1	12	0.0	13	0.0	8	0.0	5	0.0	3	0.0	6	0.0	138	0.0	—
Malnutrition	(f)	443	1.1	355	0.9	379	1.1	361	1.1	220	0.6	230	0.7	108	0.3	114	0.3	2,210	0.8	23	1.0
„	(x)	187	0.5	168	0.4	156	0.5	138	0.4	93	0.3	98	0.3	60	0.2	48	0.1	948	0.3	16	0.7
Other defects	(f)	1,386	3.4	1,203	3.0	840	2.5	891	2.6	747	2.2	958	2.9	561	1.5	896	2.3	7,482	2.6	50	2.2
„	(x)	736	1.8	670	1.7	433	1.3	450	1.3	329	0.9	416	1.2	228	0.6	354	0.9	3,616	1.2	21	0.9
Number of children noted for treatment		16,114	39.0	15,342	38.0	13,855	41.4	13,988	41.7	13,235	38.3	13,153	38.7	13,678	35.2	14,367	37.4	113,732	38.6	915	40.6
Number of parents present		33,361	80.8	32,983	81.6	19,911	59.5	22,226	66.3	13,945	40.3	17,635	51.8	11,049	28.5	15,041	39.2	166,151	56.4	787	34.9
*Children leaving elementary schools to attend continuation schools.						†These cases are sub-divided in Table II.							(f) Defects found.				(x) Defects noted for treatment.