Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 3 —(
CONDITION. | Entrants. | leavers | Intermediate Group | total. | Special Cases. | ||||||||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | Per Cent. | Boys | Girls | Total | |
External Eye Disease | |||||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 564 | 580 | 1144 | 965 | 367 | 427 | 794 | 97.7 | 365 | 311 | 676 | 94.5 | 1296 | 1318 | 2614 | 96.3 | |||
Blepharitis | 19 | 16 | 35 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.22 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 5.2 | 44 | 38 | 82 | 3.0 | |||
Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 2 | .24 | 1 | .1 | .1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .1 | ||||||
Corneal Opacties | 3 | 3 | .25 | 2 | 2 | .24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .2 | |||||||||
Other Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | .15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .4 | |||
Ear Disease. | |||||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 564 | 576 | 1140 | 96.2 | 335 | 428 | 783 | 96.3 | 374 | 313 | 687 | 961 | 1293 | 1317 | 2610 | 96.2 | |||
Obstruction R. | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1.5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 1.3 | |||
Obstruction L. | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 1.5 | |||
Otorrhœa R. | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 1.2 | |||
Otorrhœa L. | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .7 | 13 | 12 | 25 | .9 | |||
Other Disease | |||||||||||||||||||
Teeth. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sound | 144 | 127 | 271 | 22.9 | 135 | 130 | 265 | 32.6 | 128 | 115 | 243 | 34.0 | 407 | 372 | 779 | 28.7 | |||
Less than 4 decayed | 188 | 211 | 399 | 33.6 | 171 | 218 | 389 | 47.8 | 125 | 133 | 258 | 36.0 | 484 | 562 | 1046 | 38.6 | |||
Four or more decayed | 256 | 259 | 515 | 43.5 | 63 | 96 | 159 | 19.6 | 138 | 76 | 214 | 30.0 | 457 | 431 | 888 | 32.0 | |||
Sepsis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 .4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .2 | 1 | 1 | .1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .3 | ||||
Heart. | |||||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 559 | 571 | 1130 | 95.4 | 363 | 414 | 777 | 95.6 | 375 | 311 | 686 | 95.9 | 1297 | 1296 | 2593 | 95.6 | |||
Organic Disease | 2 | 2 | .2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | .4 | ||||
Functional Disease | 25 | 20 | 45 | 3.75 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 2.6 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3.1 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 3.3 | |||
Anæmia | 4 | 4 | 8 | .65 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | .7 | |||
Other Disease | |||||||||||||||||||
Lungs. | |||||||||||||||||||
No Disease | 561 | 572 | 1133 | 95. | 5362 | 434 | 796 | 97.9 | 383 | 319 | 702 | 98.2 | 1306 | 1325 | 2631 | 97.0 | |||
Chronic Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | 22 | 21 | 43 | 3.6 | 2 | 2 | .2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.2 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 20 | ||||
Tuber culousis | 1 | 1 | .1 | 1 | 1 | .04 | |||||||||||||
Tuberculosis Suspected | 3 | 1 | 4 | .4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | .7 | |||
Other Disease | 2 | 3 | 5 | .5 | 3 | 3 | .4 | 1 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .3 |