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 1949
[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) | 112 | 76 | 188 |
| Found to be medically unfit to remain in special school | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Other recommendations (see (ii) below) | 35 | 41 | 76 |
| Total | 150 | 118 | 268 |
(i) Number of these children found to be no longer in need of special educational treatment
| Morbid condition | Day P.H. Schools | Residential P.H. Schools | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | |
| Infantile paralysis | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | — |
| Cerebral paralysis | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Various paralyses | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| T.B. of bones and joints | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | — |
| Osteomyelitis | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — |
| Perthes disease | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | — |
| Rickets and resultant deformities | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Congenital deformities | 20 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — |
| Spinal deformities, including scoliosis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Traumata and amputations | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — |
| Non.T.B. arthritis and synovitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Rheumatism and chorea | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Congenital heart disease | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — |
| Heart disease(acquired valvular)with rheumatism | 21 | 18 | 39 | — | — |
| Heart disease (acquired valvular) without rheumatism | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Other diseases | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — |
| 107 | 76 | 183 | 5 | — | |
(ii) Other recommendations
| Morbid condition | Day P.H. Schools | Residential P.H. Schools | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue Day | Transfer to Res. | Continue Res. | Transfer to Day | ||||||||||
| B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | ||
| Infantile paralysis | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Cerebral paralysis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Various paralyses | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| T.B. of bones and joints | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Osteomyelitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Perthes disease | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital deformities | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Spinal deformities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Traumata and amputations | — | i | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Non.T.B. arthritis and synovitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism and chorea | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital heart disease | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Heart disease (acquired valvular) with rheumatism | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Heart disease (acquired valvular) without rheumatism | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 76 | |