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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Infantile paralysis | 29 | 24 | 53 | ||
| Cerebral paralysis | 15 | 12 | 27 | ||
| Various paralyses | 13 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints | 60 | 40 | 100 | ||
| Osteomyelitis | 19 | 21 | 40 | ||
| Rickets and resulting deformities | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Congenital deformities | 14 | 17 | 31 | ||
| Scoliosis | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Traumata and amputations | 25 | 10 | 35 | ||
| Non-tuberculous arthritis and synovitis | 24 | 3 | 27 | ||
| Rheumatism and chorea | 24 | 28 | 52 | ||
| Various chest conditions—fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma | 72 | 46 | 118 | ||
| Heart diseases— | |||||
| Congenital | 19 | 34* | 53 | ||
| Acquired valvular | With history of rheumatism | 128† | 121 | 249 | |
| Without history of rheumatism | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Non-valvular | Rheumatic | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Non-rheumatic | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Anæ mia | 10 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Pseudo-hypertrophic muscular dystrophy | 4 | 4 | |||
| Various nervous conditions, ataxia, etc. | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Other diseases—chiefly medical | 16 | 5 | 21 | ||
| Total | 494 | 406 | 900 | ||
* i with superimposed rheumatic infection. † 1 rheumatio heart with healed septic arthritis R. knee.
Children
returned
to elementary
schools or
invalided.
The following statement gives an analysis of the 222 cases examined for admission to special schools for the physically defective, as a result of which the children were either returned to elementary schools or were invalided as for the time unfit for any school:— Table 32
| Morbid conditions | Elementary school | Invalided |
|---|---|---|
| Infantile paralysis | 4 | |
| Cerebral paralysis | 2 | 7 |
| Various paralyses | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints | 10 | 1 |
| Osteomyelitis | 9 | 5 |
| Rickets and resulting deformities | 21 | — |
| Congenital deformities | 13 | 1 |
| Scoliosis | 2 | — |
| Traumata and amputations | 6 | 1 |
| Non-tuberculous arthritis and synovitis | 1 | — |
| Rheumatism and chorea | 15 | 3 |
| Various chest conditions—fibrosis, bronchitis, asthma | 27 | 4 |
| Heart diseases— | ||
| Congenital | 13 | 1 |
| Acquired valvular— | ||
| Rheumatic | 22 | 7 |
| Non-rheumatic | 7 | — |
| Non-valvular— | ||
| Rheumatic | 6 | — |
| Non-rheumatic | — | — |
| Anaemia | 13 | — |
| Pseudo-hypertrophic muscular dystrophy | 1 | 5 |
| Various nervous conditions, ataxia, etc | 3 | 1 |
| Other diseases—chiefly medical | 21 | 5 |
| Total | 180 | 42 |
The special schools were visited at least once a quarter, and every child present Rota visits to
was seen at least once during the year. The total number of examinations made was the sohools15,781,
and in addition 699 special examinations were made of children already on
the rolls of special schools in connection with applications for non-enforcement of