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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The acquired cases were due to the following causes:—
Boys. Girls. Total.
Meningitis (various forms) 5 6 11
Infectious fevers 17 26 43
Congenital syphilis 1 5 6
Pneumonia (suppuration) 1 1 2
Primary ear diseases (catarrh, suppuration or results thereof) 36 28 64
Injuries 2 0 2
62 66 128
Residential There are 4 residential (industrial) schools, 6 residential schools (2 for blind,
schools. 2 for deaf, 1 for defective deaf and 1 for mentally defective children), with a total
accommodation for 820 residential and 115 day scholars. To each institution is
allocated a medical officer and provision has been made for dental inspection and
treatment. During the year 874 boys were admitted to Pentonville Road Place of
Detention, and 300 girls and infants to Penton Road.
TABLE I.
Medical Inspections.
| (a) ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. | (6) OTHER INSPECTIONS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
| (1) Entrants | 34,958 | 33,958 | 68,916 | Number of special inspections | (a) | 19,760 | 19,571 | 39,331 |
| (2) Intermediate | 32,213 | 32,380 | 64,593 | (b) | 33,958 | 33,517 | 67,475 | |
| (3) Leavers | 31,852 | 31,966 | 63,818 | Number of re-inspections | — | — | 146,260 | |
| Elementarv schools— 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 99,023 | 98,301 | 197,327 | |||||
| Special Schools | 774 | 621 | 1,395 | Total | — | — | 253,066 | |
(a) Special cases where individual notes are made.
(b) Cases seen where individual notes are not made (infectious disease contacts, etc.).
TABLE II.
(a) Defects found by Medical Inspection in 1923.
ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
| Defect or disease. | Routine inspections. | Special inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects. | Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only. | |
| Malnutrition | 323 | 689 | 572 | 494 |
| Uncleanliness-Head | Nil | - | - | - |
| Body | Nil | - | - | - |
| Skin- | ||||
| Ringworm-Head | 35 | - | 161 | 26 |
| Body | 71 | 1 | 43 | 6 |
| Scabies | 89 | 1 | 1,126 | 5 |
| Impetigo | 432 | 11 | 587 | 21 |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 983 | 199 | 564 | 85 |
| Eye- | ||||
| Blepharitis | 852 | 102 | 378 | 19 |
| Conjunctivitis | 405 | 32 | 574 | 36 |
| Keratitis | 11 | 4 | 27 | 14 |
| Corneal opacities | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| Corneal ulcers | 20 | 8 | 79 | 20 |