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 Sum 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 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cases | 7l6 | 459 | 519 | 300 | 699 | 700 | A | R | 562 | 532 | 123 | M.B. | 68 | 190 | S. | A. 568 | A. 721 | O.&c | 34 | 33 | 65 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | - | 18 | 18 | |
| 604 | 599 | 45 | 7 | B. 236 | B. 308 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 89.7 | 57.3 | 64.8 | 37.4 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 75.4 | 74.8 | 70.5 | 66.7 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 23.7 | 0.9 | C. 2.4 | C. 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | — | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | Cases | 54 | 304 | 248 | 434 | 2b | 96 | 94 | 187 | 191 | 166 | 183 | 73 | O.D. | O.D. | Combined B | O.D | ||||||||||||||
| 64 | 108 | 20 | 62.7 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 6.8 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 54.2 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 9.1 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 62.7 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 77 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | R.I.C. | R.I. | V. | V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | 39 | 37 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 11.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | O.D. | O.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 3.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GIRLS—Number Examined, 724. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cases | 608 | 541 | 553 | 395 | 673 | 678 | 488 | 473 | 442 | 429 | 101 | M.B. | 66 | 151 | S. | A. 450 | A. 702 | O. &c. | 31 | 17 | 70 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - | 29 | 25 | |
| 30 | 7 | B. 199 | B. 265 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 84.6 | 74.7 | 76.4 | 54.5 | 93.0 | 93.6 | 67.4 | 65.3 | 61.1 | 39.3 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 20.9 | 1.0 | C. 2.3 | C. 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | - | 4.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | Cases | 85 | 178 | 160 | 304 | 2b | 48 | 46 | 226 | 233 | 212 | 221 | 66 | O.D. | O.D. | Combined | O.D | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 46 | 6 | 423 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 11.8 | 24.6 | 22.1 | 42.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 29.3 | 30.6 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 58.4 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cases | 26 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 73 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percent. | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | 1.4 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | R.I.C. | R.I. | V. | V. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 29 | 194 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent. | 1.8 | 4.0 | 26.8 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | O.D | O.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per cent | 0.8 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For Symbols and Abbreviations used in this Table, see page 49.