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 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 Glands | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Defective Nutrition (without obvious cause) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Infantile Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wry Neck | — | 1 | 1 |
Nasal Polypus | 1 | — | 1 |
Ganglion of Wrist | — | 1 | 1 |
Rickets in early life (evidence of) | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Other Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 21 | 11 | 32 |