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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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STATISTICAL TABLES—Table II—continued. (a) Defects found at medical inspections in 1932. Elementary and special schools—continued.
| Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— defects. | Special inspections— Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | Elementary schools | Special schools. | |||
| Nervous—Epilepsy | 20 | — | 22 | 1 | 79 | 28 |
| Chorea | 78 | — | 65 | 1 | 197 | 125 |
| Paralysis | 13 | — | 18 | 1 | 192 | 102 |
| Other conditions | 172 | 2 | 230 | — | ||
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 72 | — | 29 | — | 27 | 17 |
| Spinal curvature | 614 | 5 | 230 | 3 | 89 | 20 |
| Other | 741 | 8 | 493 | 1 | 232 | 77 |
| Other conditions | 2,745 | 22 | 1,326 | 4 | 3,142 | 986 |
| Mental defects | — | — | — | — | 605 | 171 |
(b) Children found at routine medical inspection to require treatment (excluding uncleanliness and dental disease).
| Age group. | Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | Percentage requiring treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 58,345 | 9,865 | 16.9 |
| Age 8 | 53,132 | 9,840 | 18.5 |
| Age 12 | 69,428 | 12,591 | 18.1 |
| Leavers (age 13¼) | 39,120 | 6,395 | 16.3 |
| Total, elementary schools | 220,025 | 38,691 | 17.6 |
| „ special schools | 1,870 | *299 | 16.0 |
*Not including the 3peoial defects for which the children are in the special schools.
Table III. (a) Exceptional children in London in 1932.
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind (including partially blind). | ||||
| (1) Suitable for training in a school for the totally blind. | At certified schools for the blind | 105 | 92 | 197 |
| At public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | — | 3 | 3† | |
| At no school or institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (2) Suitable for training in a school for the partially blind. | At certified schools for the blind or partially blind | 365 | 482 | 847 |
| At public elementary schools | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| At other institutions | 5 | 12 | 17† | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Deaf (including deaf and dumb and partially deaf). | ||||
| (1) Suitable for training in a school for the totally deaf or deaf and dumb. | At certified schools for the deaf... | 300 | 263 | 563 |
| At public elementary schools | — | — | — | |
| At other institutions | 2 | 1 | 3† | |
| At no school or institution | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (2) Suitable for training in a school for the partially deaf. | At certified schools for the deaf or partially deaf | 74 | 95 | 169 |
| At public elementary schools | 3 | — | 3 | |
| At other institutions | 11 | 8 | 19† | |
| At no school or institution | — | — | — | |
| Mentally defective. | ||||
| Feeble-minded | At certified schools for mentally defective children | 2,518 | 1,845 | 4,363 |
| At public elementary schools | 7 | 3 | 10* | |
| At other institutions | 11 | 6 | 17† | |
| At no school or institution | 3 | 3 | 6 | |