Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||
Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |
Malnutrition | 174 | — | 55 | — |
Skin—Ringworm, head | — | — | — | — |
„ body | 1 | — | — | — |
Scabies | 9 | — | — | — |
Impetigo | 43 | 1 | — | — |
Other disease (non-tubercular) | 93 | 1 | 4 | — |
Eye— Blepharitis | 142 | 1 | 8 | — |
Conjunctivitis | 39 | — | 1 | — |
Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
Corneal opacities | — | — | — | — |
Defective vision, excluding squint | 3,992 | 10 | 881 | 5 |
Squint | 170 | 1 | 32 | — |
Other conditions | 21 | — | 1 | — |
Ear— Defective hearing | 36 | — | 11 | — |
Otitis media | 167 | 1 | 22 | — |
Other ear disease or defect | 68 | — | 11 | — |
Nose and throat— | ||||
Chronic tonsillitis | 1,009 | 5 | 421 | — |
Adenoids | 92 | — | 17 | — |
Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 250 | 1 | 20 | — |
Other conditions | 80 | — | 17 | — |
Enlarged cervical glands | 114 | 1 | 115 | — |
Defective speech | 28 | — | 8 | 1 |
Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 11,395 | 41 | 145 | 1 |
Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||
Organic | — | — | 3 | — |
Functional | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Not stated | 34 | 3 | 152 | — |
Anæmia | 125 | — | 29 | — |
Lungs—Bronchitis | 32 | — | 34 | — |
Other non-tubercular | 29 | — | 41 | — |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary definite | — | — | — | — |
,, suspected | 2 | — | 4 | — |
Glands | 3 | — | — | — |
Spine | — | — | — | — |
Hip | — | — | — | — |
Bones and joints | 1 | — | — | — |
Skin | — | — | — | — |
Other forms | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nervous—Epilepsy | 4 | — | 2 | — |
Chorea | 17 | 1 | 10 | — |
Other conditions | 24 | — | 17 | — |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | 1 | — | — | — |
Spinal curvature | 20 | — | 6 | — |
Other | 40 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
Other conditions | 357 | 5 | 148 | — |
Total | 18,613 | 75 | 2,249 | 8 |
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