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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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B. Children already in attendance at Special (P. H.) Schools :—
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found to be no longer in need of special educational treatment (see (i) below) | 103 | 53 | 156 |
| Found to be medically unfit to remain in Special school | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Other recommendations (see (ii) below) | 67 | 25 | 92 |
| Total | 253 |
(i) Number of these children found to be no longer in need of special educational treatment:—
| Morbid condition | Day P. H. Schools | Res. P. H. Schools | Grand total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| Infantile paralysis | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Cerebral palsy | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Various paralyses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T. B. of bones and joints | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 |
| Osteomyelitis | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 |
| Perthé's disease | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Rickets and resultant deformities | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital deformities | 13 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 17 |
| Spinal deformities | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Traumata and amputations | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Non- T .B. arthritis and synovitis | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Rheumatism and chorea | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Heart disease— Congenital | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Rheumatic | 13 | 16 | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 30 |
| Non-rheumatic | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other diseases | 9 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 100 | 53 | 153 | 3 | — | 3 | 156 | |
(ii) Other recommendations :—
| Morbid condition | Day P. H. Schools | Residential P. H. Schools | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue Day School | Transfer to Res. School | Continue Res. School | Transfer to Day School | Grand total | |||||||||
| B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | ||
| Infantile paralysis | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Cerebral palsy | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Various paralyses | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| T. B. of bones and joints | 11 | 7 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 20 |
| Osteomyelitis | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Perthé's disease | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets and resultant deformities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital deformities | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 |
| Spinal deformities | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Traumata and amputations | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Non- T. B. arthritis and synovitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rheumatism and chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart disease— Congenital | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Rheumatic | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-rheumatic | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 42 | 18 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 92 | |