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 Bexley]
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Population: 5 yrs. to 16 yrs. Table A1 No. of children ages 5 yrs. to 16 yrs.
Defects | (l) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||||||
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At Ordinary schools | At Day special schools | At Residential special schools including hospital schools | At Home | Totals | |||||||||
(a) Having home teaching | (b) Not having home teaching | ||||||||||||
B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | Total | |
Congenital Heart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Rheumatic Heart | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Haemophilia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Cerebral Palsy (including athetosis) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||||
Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
Muscular Dystrophy | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Muscular Atrophy | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Spinabifida | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Osteomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Hydrocephalus | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Fragilitas Ossium | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Achondroplasia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
A rthrogryphosis | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Perthe's Disease | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Tb. joints | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Talipes | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Cong. Dislocation hips | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Cong, deformities: | |||||||||||||
(a) arms and hands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
(b) legs and feet | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Amputations: | |||||||||||||
(a) legs | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
(b) arms | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Rheumatoid arthritis including Still's disease | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Septic arthritis | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Fractured Skull | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Brain Tumour | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||
Friedrich's Ataxia | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Others (specify) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
TOTAL | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 49 |