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Finchley 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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STATISTICS.
Period covered by Report—19th May to 31st December, 1908.
No. of Children Examined—380 Boys, 403 Girls; Total, 783.
General Remarks.—The following Tables give the
number of defects found amongst the boys and girls of each
school. It will be seen that the numbers are too small for
comparative purposes, the number examined at each school
varying considerably.
Uncommon and rare diseases are not classified under each
school, but appear separately. (Table A.)
Excluding the more uncommon diseases, and defects
arising from uncleanliness and unsound teeth, 64 defects (16.8
per cent.) were discovered amongst the boys, the greatest
number being due to defective eyesight, viz.: 24.
Among the 403 girls examined, 84 defects (20.8 per cent.)
were found, excluding the same complaints as in the case of
the boys. The highest number again was due to defective
eyesight, viz.: 38.

TABLE A.—UNCOMMON DEFECTS.

Boys.Girls.Total.
Tubercular Glands303
Defective Nutrition (without obvious cause)8614
Infantile Paralysis112
Wry Neck11
Nasal Polypus11
Ganglion of Wrist11
Rickets in early life (evidence of)718
Other Diseases112
Total211132