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 Shoreditch]
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*—Defects found, †—noted for treatment and included in defects found.
Disease or Defect | Boys | Girls | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shore-ditch | % | London % | Shore-ditch | % | London % | |
Skin disease * † | 15 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
10 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
Tonsils only * † | 124 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 109 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
47 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 42 | 5.4 | 5.0 | |
Adenoids only * † | 5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
Tonsils and Adenoids * † | 6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
Other Nose and Throat * † | 5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | —. | —. | 0.4 | |
Glands of Neck * † | 9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — | 0.2 | |
Eye disease * † | 30 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 38 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
24 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 33 | 4.2 | 2.0 | |
Otorrhoea. * † | 17 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
15 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
Other Ear disease * † | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
Hearing * † | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
— | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Speech . * † | 1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Heart * † | 9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
— | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Anaemia * † | 1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
— | — | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Lungs * † | 33 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 32 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
11 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
Epilepsy * † | - | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
— | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Chorea * † | - | — | 0.0 | — | - | 0.0 |
— | — | 0.0 | — | - | 0.0 | |
Paralysis * † | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
—- | — | 0.0 | — | - | 0.0 | |
Other Nervous Disorders * † | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
— | — | 0.1 | — | — | 0.1 | |
Pulmonary T.B. * † | — | — | 0.0 | — | - | 0.0 |
— | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
Other T.B * † | — | — | 0.0 | .— | — | 0.0 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rickets * † | 2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | — | 0.0 | |
Spinal Deformity * † | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
— | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Other Deformities * † | - | — | 0.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
- | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
Other Defects * † | 12 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 19 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.5 |