London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table II.
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| Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— Defects. | Special inspections— Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||||
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||||
| Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |||
| Malnutrition | 1,278 | 8 | 824 | 4 | 775 | 305 |
| Skin—Ringworm, head | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
| „ „ body | 23 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Scabies | 91 | — | — | — | 1,865 | 7 |
| Impetigo | 123 | — | 1 | — | 346 | 7 |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 877 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 733 | 80 |
| Eye— Blepharitis | 725 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 226 | 14 |
| Conjunctivitis | 170 | — | 15 | — | 239 | 17 |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| Corneal opacities | 3 | — | 4 | — | 14 | — |
| Defective vision, excluding squint | 13,428 | 93 | 5,183 | 67 | 3,208 | 350 |
| Squint | 1,089 | 2 | 406 | 1 | 410 | 40 |
| Other conditions | 182 | 2 | 48 | — | 188 | 25 |
| Ear— Defective hearing | 156 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 149 | 38 |
| Otitis media | 971 | 10 | 307 | 3 | 473 | 99 |
| Other ear disease or defect | 389 | 4 | 119 | 1 | 193 | 62 |
| Nose and throat— | ||||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 4,904 | 12 | 5,902 | 10 | 1,142 | 341 |
| Adenoids | 557 | 1 | 278 | 1 | 202 | 16 |
| Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 1,636 | 2 | 613 | — | 454 | 36 |
| Other conditions | 684 | 3 | 220 | — | 493 | 100 |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 295 | 1 | 1,044 | 1 | 213 | 185 |
| Defeotive speech | 87 | — | 167 | — | 109 | 60 |
| Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 58,757 | 330 | 1,384 | 4 | 4,160 | 102 |
| Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||||
| Organic | 34 | 1 | 69 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Functional | 26 | — | 173 | — | 14 | 12 |
| Not stated | 211 | 2 | 2,339 | 17 | 266 | 733 |
| Anaemia | 587 | 1 | 482 | 1 | 362 | 160 |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 817 | — | 863 | 5 | 144 | 68 |
| Other non-tubercular | 233 | 1 | 528 | — | 125 | 163 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary definite | 3 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| „ suspected | 10 | — | 57 | — | 8 | 29 |
| Glands | 5 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 |
| Spine | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Hip | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bones and joints | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Skin | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other forms | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous—Epilepsy | 22 | — | 17 | 1 | 46 | 36 |
| Chorea | 57 | 2 | 44 | — | 183 | 114 |
| Other conditions | 207 | 3 | 232 | 1 | 137 | 80 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 83 | — | 54 | — | 14 | 21 |
| Spinal curvature | 497 | 6 | 211 | 4 | 59 | 21 |
| Other | 728 | 5 | 522 | 1 | 206 | 70 |
| Other conditions | 2,646 | 15 | 1,232 | 3 | 3,451 | 1,244 |
| Total | 92,595 | 517 | 23,597 | 128 | 20,657 | 4,653 |