London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Defect or disease. | Routine inspections | Special inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects. | Defects. | |||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only. | |
| Eye—(continued.) | ||||
| Defective vision (excluding squint) | 12,782 | 6,264 | 4,046 | 544 |
| Squint | 1,400 | 541 | 593 | 61 |
| Other conditions | 198 | 56 | 91 | 15 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective hearing | 617 | 283 | 454 | 83 |
| Otitis media | 1,749 | 507 | 1,388 | 105 |
| Other ear diseases | 496 | 86 | 217 | 34 |
| Nose and throat— | ||||
| Enlarged tonsils | 4,689 | 4,663 | 1,422 | 354 |
| Adenoids | 1,180 | 572 | 518 | 74 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 1,861 | 860 | 522 | 57 |
| Other conditions | 1,129 | 505 | 689 | 295 |
| Enlarged cervical glands (non-tubercular) | 283 | 1,487 | 285 | 286 |
| Defective speech | 87 | 222 | 110 | 49 |
| Teeth, dental diseases | 47,800 | 905 | 4,028 | 120 |
| Heart and circulation— | ||||
| Heart disease—Organic | 8 | 251 | 82 | 51 |
| Functional | 11 | 675 | 34 | 56 |
| Not stated | 217 | 2,994 | 372 | 1,036 |
| Anaemia | 1,293 | 927 | 1,914 | 440 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 1,504 | 1,417 | 684 | 251 |
| Other non-tubercular* | 224 | 761 | 255 | 376 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | 55 | 15 | 79 | 27 |
| Suspected | — | 58 | 115 | 171 |
| Non-pulmonary—-Glands | 22 | 16 | 78 | 22 |
| Spine | — | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Hip | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Bones and joints | 3 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
| Skin | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Other forms. | 11 | 16 | 25 | 15 |
| Nervous— | ||||
| Epilepsy | 45 | 117 | 218 | 124 |
| Chorea | 77 | 98 | 288 | 134 |
| Other conditions | 111 | 239 | 158 | 177 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | 97 | 74 | 71 | 24 |
| Spinal curvature | 488 | 476 | 236 | 73 |
| Other forms | 318 | 131 | 350 | 141 |
| Other conditions | 2,818 | 1,690 | 5,039 | 1,504 |
• Probably some of these are cases of suspected phthisis.
(b) Children found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness).
| Age group. 1. | Number of Children. | Percentage of defective children. 4. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. 2. | Found to require treatment. 3. | ||
| Entrants | 68,916 | 24,409 | 35.4 |
| Intermediates | 64,593 | 25,949 | 40.2 |
| Leavers | 63,818 | 21,971 | 34.4 |
| Total—-Elementary schools | 197,327 | 72,329 | 36.7 |
| Special schools | 1,395 | 563 | 40.4 |
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