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London County Council 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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TABLE B.Showing the Physical Defects found among 659 Boys and 106 Girls at Ponton-road Place of Detention during 1931.

Defects.Poor nutrition.Poor physique.Teeth, 3 or more decayed.Defective vision, 6—12 or more.Diseases of eyes.Squint and ptosis.Deafness.Diseases of ears.Throat and nose.Enlarged cervical glands.Heart.Lungs.Skin diseases.Rickets.Chorea.Rheumatism.Epilepsy.Congenital syphilis.Albuminuria.Anramia.Endocrine disorders.Hernia.Affections of testis and cord.Injuries to limbs.Scars of old operations.Developmental errors.Deformities.Stigmata of degeneration.Facial spasms and other nervous signs.Stammer.Somnambulism.Enuresis.
Age 8—
14-1534343274565112141212269_211_4219814314185334
11-132533254438615191897521_21_4__33106245122
8-10131341127121531543-----11__4291242_3
5- 7216--2-211--12-----1-----1------
Totals7.4816712910231230569212638192313167191519232151612459
Percentage.9.710.68.816.91.33.01.63.97.21.22.73.44.92.50.30.40.160.40.160.80.90.161.22.02.53.02.70.62.11.60.57.7