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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Table V.
Year. | Routine examinations | Special examinations. | Re-inspections. | Examination at special enquiries into outbreaks of infectious disease. | Special ear inspection centre attendances. | Rheumatism supervisory centre attendances. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 | 194,371 | 63,918 | 154,502 | 3,642 | ||
1925 | 240,365 | 76,357 | 159,388 | _ | 7,996 | - |
1926 | 248,820 | 81,575 | 191,182 | 87,009 | 11,065 | - |
1927 | 256,123 | 82,394 | 193,260 | 95,147 | 12,091 | _ |
1928 | 268,592 | 88,832 | 187,480 | 50,439 | 14,921 | 1,409 |
1929 | 248,036 | 91,012 | 185,989 | 39,711 | 14,588 | 5,125 |
1930 | 218,458 | 86,162 | 186,615 | 44,609 | 15,423 | 6,670 |
1931 | 220,600 | 90,248 | 169,029 | 25,596 | 17,252 | 9.767 |
1932 | 221,895 | 95,855 | 163,491 | 58,870 | 18,154 | 12,833 |
1933 | 218,654 | 85,360 | 165,048 | 71,600 | 18,023 | 14,880 |
1934 | 250,781 | 91,880 | 146,620 | 44,197 | 17,331 | 15,340 |
Table VI.
Year. | Minor ailments. † | Vision. | Nose and throat. | Dental. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise. | Under the Council's scheme. | Otherwise.* | |
1924 | 83,751 | 1,931 | 32,747 | 1,189 | 12,980 | 1,193 | 99,045 | 4,285 |
1925 | 91,691 | 2,351 | 36,356 | 1,520 | 15,066 | 1,633 | 112,964 | 4,472 |
1926 | 92,683 | 1,961 | 37,985 | 1,687 | 15,168 | 1,615 | 113,932 | 4,321 |
1927 | 103,019 | 1,796 | 40,293 | 1,593 | 18,176 | 1,797 | 124,992 | 4,689 |
1928 | 101,254 | 1,772 | 40,984 | 1,837 | 20,162 | 2,336 | 129,255 | 4,758 |
1929 | 101,666 | 1,615 | 41,620 | 1,905 | 19,903 | 2,282 | 129,952 | 4,473 |
1930 | 105,118 | 1,435 | 43,579 | 1,961 | 19,760 | 1,904 | 138.280 | 5,849 |
1931 | 106,072 | 1,492 | 44.686 | 2,082 | 20,703 | 1,935 | 139,723 | 5,282 |
1932 | 105,624 | 2,726 | 44,172 | 1,811 | 17,364 | 1,793 | 134,769 | 5,195 |
1933 | 116,089 | 1,322 | 40,434 | 1,827 | 14,145 | 1,312 | 133,835 | 4,806 |
1934 | §120,549 | 880 | 40,284 | 1,653 | 12,622 | 1,116 | 138.140 | 4,805 |
* It is not possible to give complete figures, but those given are the result of following up of medical
inspections. Other children receive dental treatment outside the Council's scheme as a result of dental
inspection.
† Includes skin and head ringworm cases. § Includes 13,087 " nurses' cases."