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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Disease or delect. | Routine inspections. Defects. | Special inspections. Delects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiriug treatment. E.S. S.S . | Requiring observation. E.S. S.S. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation only | |||
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary—Definite | 7 | — | 9 | — | 36 | 7 |
| Suspected | 40 | — | 42 | — | 59 | 142 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 17 | — | 28 | — | 42 | 28 |
| Spine | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 |
| Hip | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 6 |
| Bones and joints | 8 | — | 9 | — | 13 | 6 |
| Skin | 9 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 16 |
| Other forms | 16 | — | 8 | — | 20 | 19 |
| Nervous— | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 47 | — | 51 | 1 | 186 | 128 |
| Chorea | 102 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 326 | 172 |
| Paralysis | 33 | 4 | 59 | — | 259 | 162 |
| Other conditions | 122 | 1 | 192 | 1 | ||
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 91 | — | 41 | — | 52 | 19 |
| Spinal curvature | 737 | 3 | 364 | 2 | 180 | 63 |
| Other | 442 | 1 | 352 | — | 161 | 47 |
| Other conditions | 3,037 | 14 | 1,260 | 6 | 3.659 | 1,331 |
| Age group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Percentage requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 74,948 | 12,975 | 17.3 |
| Age 8 | 44,195 | 9,418 | 21.3 |
| Age 12 | 64,553 | 14,018 | 21.7 |
| Leavers (age 133/2) | 63,099 | 11,112 | 17.6 |
| Total Elementarv Schools | 246,795 | 47,523 | 19.3 |
| Total Special Schools | 2,025 | 369 | 18.3 |
TABLE III. Exceptional Children in London in 1926.
| BLIND (including partially blind)—- | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the | |||
| blind | 145 | 137 | 282 | |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | — | _ | |
| At other institutions At no school or institution | — | — | _ | |
| 8 | 9 | 17 | ||
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the | |||
| partially blind | 370 | 483 | 853 | |
| Attending public elementary schools | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| At other institutions At no school or institution | — | — | _ | |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 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 | 339 | 302 | 641 | |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | — | — | — | |
| At no school or institution | 10 | 7 | 17 | |