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 | - | |
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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