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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table II (a) (1) Defects found at medical inspections of all children in elementary and special schools

Table II (a) (1) Defects found at medical inspections of all children in elementary and special schools

Disease or defectRoutine inspections-DefectsSpecial inspections— Defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring observation.Requiring treatmentRequiring observation
Elementary schoolsSpecial schoolsElementary schoolsSpecial schools
Malnutrition1,7191182974061
Skin—Ringworm, head2———273
„ „ body261——101
Scabies2202——3,55318
Impetigo109—3—77014
Other disease (non-tubercular)723571—72868
Eye— Blepharitis560549123320
Conjunctivitis136—7—1344
Keratitis11——310
Corneal opacities713—131
Defective vision, excluding squint11,626775,373702,908494
Squint8811306137432
Other conditions132—34—20233
Ear— Defective hearing1446102—15140
Otitis media6563190—430107
Other ear disease or defect327469—25353
Nose and throat— Chronic tonsillitis5,18835,07851,345323
Adenoids4852193—18422
Chronic tonsillitis and adenoids2,0812590—64145
Other conditions5536174243265
Enlarged cervical glands235—7643145130
Defective speech94—13829548
Teeth—Dental disease or defect50,76620695214,51795
Heart and circulation, heart disease— Organic24—511——
Functional23—116—711
Not stated20711,39313204537
Anaemia348—2221258109
Lungs—Bronchitis7634560—15256
Other non-tubercular20323391174117
Tuberculosis— Pulmonary definite21——12
„ suspectcd9—45—1041
Glands2—6—31
Spine1—1———
Hip————2—
Bones and joints——3—11
Skin——————
Other forms3—2—22
Nervous—Epilepsy27—15_4315
Chorea40—35—12955
Other conditions142—148111654
Deformities— Rickets56—261144
Spinal curvature389713414638
Other6456328120257
Other conditions2 1581378952 8641006
Total81,71337019,13811721,7823,733