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
Willesden 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Degree. | *Ref. No. of Note. | Attendance. | Clothing. | Footgear. | Nutrition. | Cleanliness of Skin and Head. | Do. Body. | Mental Condition. | Vision—R. | Do. —L. | Tonsils. | Nose and Throat. | Adenoids. | Submax. and Cervical Glands | External Eye Disease. | Temp. Teeth defect. No., & No. of Children affected. | Perm. Teeth defect No., & No. of Children affected. | Ear Disease. | Hearing. | Speech. | Heart and Circulatory. | Lungs. | Nervous Diseases. | Tuberculosis. | Rickets. | Deformities, Spinal Dis., etc. | Infectious and Contagious Dis. | Other defects. | Tuberculosis in Family. | ||
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| 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cases | 690 | 529 | 537 | 311 | 704 | 692 | A. | R. | 466 | 444 | 177 | M.B. | 148 | 291 | S. | A. 2,749 | A. 62 | O.&c | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 49 | 21 | |
| 569 | 534 | 89 | 9 | B. 622 | B. 25 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 88.8 | 65.1 | 66.0 | 38.3 | 86.6 | 85.1 | 70.8 | 68.4 | 59.7 | 56.9 | 21.8 | 10.9 | 18.2 | 35.8 | 1.1 | C. 4.4 | C. 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | Cases | 49 | 231 | 224 | 375 | 2b | 92 | 103 | 228 | 261 | 283 | 293 | 118 | O.D. | O.D. | Combined | O.D | ||||||||||||||
| 119 | 84 | 24 | 633 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 6.3 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 28.3 | 32.5 | 36.3 | 37.6 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 77.9 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cases | 38 | 53 | 52 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 4.9 | 65 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | R.I.C. | R.I. | V. | V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 39 | 37 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | O.D. | O.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GIRLS- Number Examined, 797. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cases | 639 | 524 | 536 | 319 | 707 | 696 | 563 | 533 | 376 | 359 | l62 | M.B. | 140 | 263 | S. | A. 2,432 | A. 98 | O. &c. | 23 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 33 | ||
| 64 | 11 | 570 | B 35 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent | 85.4 | 65.8 | 67.2 | 40.0 | 88.7 | 87.3 | 71.2 | 67.4 | 50.2 | 47.9 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 17.6 | 33.0 | 1.4 | C. 4.3 | C. 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 41 | |||
| 2 | Cases | 65 | 241 | | 222 | 358 | 2b | 74 | 87 | 216 | 241 | 337 | 351 | 149 | O.D. | O.D. | Combined B 598 | O.D | ||||||||||||||
| 112 | 48 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent | 8.7 | 30.2 | 27.9 | 44.9 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 27.3 | 30.5 | 45.0 | 46.9 | 18.7 | 6.0 | 24 | 75.0 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cases | 44 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 39 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | R.I.C | R.I. | V. | V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 63 | 220 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 2.1 | 7.9 | 27.6 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | O.D. | 1O.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent | 0.5 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||