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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(a) (2). Defects found at medical inspections of children aged 8 years. Elementary and special schools.
| Disease or defect. | Routine inspections— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring observation. | |||
| Elementary schools. | Special schools. | Elementary schools. | Special schools. | |
| Malnutrition | 41 | — | 20 | — |
| Skin—Ringworm, head | — | — | — | — |
| body | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 3 | — | — | — |
| Impetigo | — | — | — | — |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 14 | — | 3 | — |
| Eye—Blepharitis | 9 | — | 2 | — |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | — | — | — |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — |
| Corneal opacities | — | — | — | — |
| Defective vision, excluding squint | 206 | 5 | 144 | 3 |
| Squint | 9 | — | — | — |
| Other conditions | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ear— Defective hearing | — | — | 2 | — |
| Otitis media | 13 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Other ear disease or defect | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Nose and throat— | ||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 83 | 1 | 74 | 1 |
| Adenoids | 8 | — | 2 | — |
| Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 14 | — | 8 | — |
| Other conditions | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 3 | — | 23 | — |
| Defective speech | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 685 | 6 | 24 | — |
| Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||
| Organic | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Functional | — | — | 1 | — |
| Not stated | 4 | — | 66 | 1 |
| Anaemia | 8 | — | 11 | — |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 13 | — | 9 | — |
| Other non-tubercular | 3 | — | 12 | — |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary definite | — | — | — | — |
| „ suspected | — | — | 3 | — |
| Glands | — | — | — | — |
| Spine | — | — | — | — |
| Hip | — | — | — | — |
| Bones and joints | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | — |
| Other forms | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous—Epilepsy | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Other conditions | 7 | — | 5 | — |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal curvature | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Other | 6 | — | 7 | — |
| Other conditions | 45 | — | 29 | — |
| Total | 1,201 | 14 | 467 | 5 |