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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| 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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