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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table II.
(1) Defects found at medical inspections of all children except those aged 8 years. Elementary and special schools.
| Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— Defects. | Special inspections— Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||
| Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |||
| Malnutrition | 1,684 | 5 | 808 | 4 | — | — |
| Skin—Ringworm, head | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| „ „ body | 36 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Scabies | 120 | 1 | — | — | 1,909 | 8 |
| Impetigo | 151 | 4 | 3 | — | 414 | 13 |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 842 | 9 | 97 | 1 | 659 | 84 |
| Eye— Blepharitis | 570 | 5 | 73 | — | 198 | 11 |
| Conjunctivitis | 144 | — | 6 | — | 140 | 10 |
| Keratitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Corneal opacities | 5 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 3 |
| Defective vision, excluding squint | 12,335 | 101 | 5,195 | 49 | 3,189 | 373 |
| Squint | 1,059 | 5 | 370 | 1 | 416 | 27 |
| Other conditions | 140 | — | 39 | — | 154 | 20 |
| Ear— Defective hearing | 129 | 2 | 97 | — | 150 | 44 |
| Otitis media | 775 | 5 | 274 | 2 | 406 | 88 |
| Other ear disease or defect | 352 | 4 | 72 | — | 184 | 36 |
| Nose and throat— | ||||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 4,696 | 8 | 5,544 | 5 | 1,217 | 263 |
| Adenoids | 502 | 1 | 259 | 1 | 197 | 30 |
| Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 1,627 | 2 | 488 | 1 | 500 | 34 |
| Other conditions | 613 | 2 | 220 | 1 | 438 | 89 |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 324 | 1 | 871 | — | 157 | 152 |
| Defective speech | 107 | 1 | 149 | — | 102 | 42 |
| Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 54,142 | 274 | 1,324 | 2 | 4,235 | 84 |
| Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||||
| Organic | 29 | — | 73 | — | 2 | — |
| Functional | 19 | — | 134 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| Not stated | 204 | 1 | 1,894 | 9 | 218 | 585 |
| Anaemia | 506 | 3 | 273 | — | 309 | 128 |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 752 | 1 | 735 | 2 | 107 | 52 |
| Other non-tubercular | 261 | — | 478 | 2 | 119 | 156 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary definite | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| „ suspected | 9 | — | 58 | — | 8 | 17 |
| Glands | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 3 |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hip | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Bones and joints | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Skin | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other forms | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous—Epilepsy | 20 | — | 12 | 1 | 47 | 30 |
| Chorea | 55 | — | 58 | — | 120 | 74 |
| Other conditions | 156 | 1 | 225 | 1 | 124 | 82 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 63 | 1 | 35 | — | 11 | 12 |
| Spinal curvature | 460 | 7 | 186 | 1 | 74 | 36 |
| Other | 642 | 3 | 447 | 2 | 173 | 77 |
| Other conditions | 2,356 | 11 | 1,069 | 2 | 3,273 | 1,240 |
| Total | 85,896 | 459 | 21,577 | 88 | 19,319 | 3,921 |