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 | - | |
| 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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