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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Table II (a) (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 | 2,103 | 9 | 925 | 6 | 700 | 190 |
| Skin—Ringworm, head | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
| ,, ,, body | 26 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 3 |
| Scabies | 157 | 1 | 2 | — | 2,461 | 9 |
| Impetigo | 121 | 2 | 3 | — | 680 | 10 |
| Other disease (non-tubercular) | 745 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 701 | 61 |
| Eye— Blepharitis | 589 | 3 | 58 | — | 187 | 14 |
| Conjunctivitis | 86 | 2 | 6 | — | 155 | 10 |
| Keratitis | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Corneal opacities | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Defective vision, excluding squint | 12,768 | 98 | 5,551 | 93 | 3,072 | 359 |
| Squint | 946 | 3 | 391 | 2 | 420 | 44 |
| Other conditions | 137 | 1 | 31 | — | 192 | 21 |
| Ear— Defective hearing | 155 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 180 | 39 |
| Otitis media | 676 | 10 | 214 | — | 456 | 91 |
| Other ear disease or defect | 341 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 194 | 55 |
| Nose and throat— | ||||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 5,168 | 6 | 4,939 | 2 | 1,251 | 323 |
| Adenoids | 437 | 1 | 236 | — | 181 | 20 |
| Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids | 1,786 | 1 | 594 | — | 585 | 28 |
| Other conditions | 559 | 2 | 206 | 2 | 458 | 107 |
| Enlarged cervical glands | 336 | — | 1,098 | — | 177 | 167 |
| Defective speech | 106 | 1 | 156 | 1 | 119 | 55 |
| Teeth—Dental disease or defect | 50,783 | 247 | 1,256 | 5 | 4,196 | 81 |
| Heart and circulation, heart disease— | ||||||
| Organic | 25 | — | 56 | — | — | 2 |
| Functional | 18 | — | 117 | — | 14 | 15 |
| Not stated | 179 | 1 | 1,604 | 14 | 178 | 550 |
| Anæmia | 427 | 2 | 260 | 2 | 226 | 172 |
| Lungs—Bronchitis | 925 | 6 | 705 | 4 | 161 | 60 |
| Other non-tubercular | 240 | 3 | 373 | — | 159 | 116 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary definite. | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| ,, suspected | 22 | — | 48 | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| Glands | 4 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 5 |
| Spine | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Hip | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bones and joints | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Skin | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other forms | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nervous—Epilepsy | 12 | — | 16 | 1 | 44 | 21 |
| Chorea | 50 | 1 | 48 | — | 149 | 73 |
| Other conditions | 166 | 5 | 167 | — | 122 | 65 |
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | 73 | — | 20 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Spinal ourvature | 456 | 4 | 145 | 1 | 69 | 43 |
| Other | 694 | 5 | 382 | 1 | 216 | 69 |
| Other conditions | 2,329 | 17 | 907 | 3 | 3,078 | 1,119 |
| Total | 83,658 | 441 | 20,753 | 144 | 20,862 | 4,031 |