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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Disease or defect. | Routine inspections. | Special inspections. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defects. | Defects. | |||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only. | |||
| e.s. | s.s . | e.s. | s.s. | |||
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | 20 | - | 12 | —. | 38 | 16 |
| Suspected | 45 | - | 66 | 1 | 78 | 202 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 26 | - | 15 | — | 52 | 20 |
| Spine | 2 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| Hip | 1 | — | 2 | — | 12 | 19 |
| Bones and joints | 4 | - | 6 | — | 15 | 16 |
| Skin | 14 | _ | 3 | — | 13 | 6 |
| Other forms | 13 | _ | 18 | — | 32 | 26 |
| Nervous disease— | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 46 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 157 | 116 |
| Chorea | 93 | - | 81 | — | 283 | 192 |
| Paralysis | 43 | — | 58 | 1 | 278 | 242 |
| Other conditions | 99 | 2 | 169 | 2 | ||
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 141 | _ | 47 | — | 58 | 25 |
| Spinal curvature | 779 | 8 | 363 | — | 198 | 58 |
| Other deformities | 369 | 2 | 227 | 2 | 172 | 61 |
| Other conditions | 3,413 | 12 | 1,467 | 2 | 3,948 | 1,521 |
| Age group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Percentage requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 82,209 | 38,573 | 46.9 |
| Age 8 | 49,871 | 22,418 | 45.0 |
| Age 12 | 65,622 | 25,934 | 39.5 |
| Leavers (age 13J) | 41,011 | 15,608 | 38.1 |
| Total—Elementary schools | 238,713 | 102,533 | 42.9 |
| Special schools | 1,652 | 620* | 37.5 |
* Not including the special defect for which the child is attending a special school.
TABLE III. Exceptional Children in London in 1925.
| Blind (including partially blind)— | Boys. | Girls. | T otal. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Blind | 171 | 142 | 313 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At other Institutions | — | _ | _ | |
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially blind | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the partially Blind | 394 | 491 | 885 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | 11 | 14 | 25 | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | _ | |
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf)— | ||||
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb | Attending Certified Schools or Classes for the Deaf | 329 | 322 | 651 |
| Attending Public Elementary Schools | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | 12 | 4 | 16 | |