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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 1928
[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 | 10 | - | 12 | — | 14 | 2 |
| Suspected | 18 | — | 56 | 1 | 51 | 134 |
| Non-pulmonary—Glands | 23 | — | 14 | — | 36 | 19 |
| Spine | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Hip | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 12 |
| Bones and joints | 4 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 9 |
| Skin | 6 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other forms | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | 18 | 16 |
| Nervous— | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 28 | — | 52 | 2 | 159 | 80 |
| Chorea | 108 | — | 83 | — | 261 | 199 |
| Paralysis | 32 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 214 | 139 |
| Other conditions | 144 | 1 | 242 | — | ||
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 93 | — | 43 | — | 67 | 10 |
| Spinal curvature | 658 | 4 | 280 | 4 | 161 | 33 |
| Other | 789 | 8 | 414 | 2 | 169 | 54 |
| Other conditions | 3,344 | 19 | 1,576 | 9 | 4,260 (including 685 mental cases) | 1,518 (including 276 mental cases) |
| Age group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Percentage requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 74,327 | 12,875 | 17.3 |
| Age 8 | 75,143 | 14,858 | 19.8 |
| Age 12 | 57,784 | 11,676 | 20.2 |
| Leavers (age 13¾) | 59,302 | 10,311 | 17.4 |
| Total Elementary Schools | 266,556 | 49,720 | 18.7 |
| Total Special Schools | 2,036 | 370 | 18.2 |
TABLE III.
Exceptional Children in London in 1928.
| Blind (including partiallyblind)— | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the totally blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the blind | 122 | 124 | 246 |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| At no school or institution | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| (ii.) Suitable for training in a school or class for the partially blind | Attending certified schools or classes for the partially blind | 432 | 546 | 978 |
| Attending public elementary schools | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| At other institutions | 1 | — | 1 | |
| At no school or institution | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 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 | 303 | 259 | 562 |
| Attending public elementary schools | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At other institutions | 28 | 28 | 56 | |
| At no school or institution | 5 | 6 | 11 | |