London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

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]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Table VI Medical treatment—number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies, 1927-1937

Table VI Medical treatment—number of cases treated under the Council's scheme and by other agencies, 1927-1937

Minor ailmenta†VisionNose and throatDental
YearUnder the Council's schemeOtherwiseUnder the Council's schemeOtherwiseUnder the Council's schemeOtherwiseUnder the Council's schemeOtherwise*
1927103,0191,79640,2931,59318,1761,797124,9924,689
1928101,2541,77240,9841,83720,1622,336129,2554,758
1929101,6661,61541,6201,90519,9032,282129,9524,473
1930105,1181,43543,5791,96119.7601,904138,2805,849
1931106,0721,49244,6862,08220,7031,935139,7235,282
1932105,6242,72644,1721,81117,3641,793134,7695,195
1933116,0891,32240,4341,82714,1451,312133,8354,806
1934‡120,54988040,2841,65312,6221,116138,1404,805
1935§123,69588239,4501,21712,7661,094144,3835,149
1936||122.30580139,5701,00613,190966144,4165,862
1937¶125,66972437,34188913,5921,115138,4374,281

Text

Copy text to clipboard

* It is not possible to give complete figures, but those given are the result of following up of medical
inspections. Other children receive dental treatment outside the Council's scheme as a result of dental
inspection.
‡ Includes skin and head ringworm cases.
§ Includes 14.537 “nurses’ cases.”
‡ Includes 13,087 “nurses’ cases.”
|| Includes 16,548 “nurses’ cases.”
¶ Includes 19,304 “nurses’ cases.”

Table: Table VII Medical inspection of students in higher education institutions, 1937

Table VII Medical inspection of students in higher education institutions, 1937

ClassificationCouncil secondary schoolsOther secondary schoolsCouncil and other junior tech. schoolsTraining collegesTotal
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsMale FemaleMaleFemale
Number of institutions121614111816144547
I. Routine detailed examination at—
(1) age 128819531,374539124107——2,3791,599
(2) age 159498641,065454922931——2,9362,249
II. Examination (not necessarily detailed) at other ages (i.e., specials)1,5311,4101,6897647574741499084,1263,556
III. Reviewals3231,661533515121139—349772,349
IV. Re-inspections5201,145280542345415—201,1452,122