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 1950
[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) | 96 | 65 | 161 |
| Found to be medically unfit to remain in special school | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Other recommendations (see (ii) below) | 40 | 21 | 61 |
| 138 | 91 | 229 |
(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 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | ||
| Infantile paralysis | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Cerebral palsy | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| T.B. of bones and joints | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Osteomyelitis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Perthes disease | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Congenital deformities | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Spinal deformities, including scoliosis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Traumata and amputations | 11 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Non-T.B. arthritis and synovitis | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism and chorea | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Heart disease, congenital | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Heart disease, other | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other diseases | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | — | |
| 88 | 64 | 152 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
(ii) Other recommendations:—
| Morbid condition | Day P.H. Schools | Residential P.H. Schools | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue day | Transfer to res. | Continue res. | Transfer to day | Grand Total | |||||||||
| B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | B. | G. | T. | ||
| Infantile paralysis | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cerebral paralysis | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Various paralyses | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| T.B. of bones and joints | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 15 |
| Perthes disease | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Congenital deformities | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Traumata and amputations | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Rheumatism and chorea | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Heart disease, congenital | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Heart disease, other | 2 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Other diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 11 |
| 23 | 18 | 41 | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | 3 | 18 | – | – | – | 61 | |