London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Shoreditch 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

84
SCHOOL ENTRANTS.
I have to thank the School Medical Officer of the County of London for the
following information regarding the routine medical inspection of the Shoreditch
children who entered school during 1934.

Table: Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Entrants in Shoreditch in 1934. †—Defects found. *—Noted for treatment and included in defects found.

Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Entrants in Shoreditch in 1934. †—Defects found. *—Noted for treatment and included in defects found.

Disease or Defect.Boys 765.Girls 766.
Shoreditch.London.Shoreditch.London.
No.Per cent.Per cent.No.Per cent.Per cent.
Skin disease†60.81.191.20.8
*40.50.760.80.6
Tonsils only†14919.514.713217.214.3
*435.65.0374.84.7
Adenoids†10.11.120.30.8
*——0.720.30.5
Tonsils and adenoids†70.93.060.82.6
*50.62.110.11.8
Other nose and throat†70.91.170.91.0
*30.40.510.10.4
Glands of neck†141.82.9162.12.3
*——0.310.10.2
Eye disease†273.53.3283.73.1
*192.52.1162.12.0
Otorrhœa†101.31.291.21.1
*60.80.791.20.7
Other ear defects†20.30.410.10.5
*20.30.210.10.2
Hearing†10.10.1——0.2
*10.10.1——0.1
Speech†10.10.410.10.2
*——0.0——0.0
Heart†121.61.970.91.7
*10.10.1——0.1
Anæmia†20.31.2——0.9
*——0.4——0.3
Lungs†314.13.9182'33.4
*30.41.250.71.1
Epilepsy†——0.010.10.0
*——0.010.10.0
Chorea†——0.0——0.0
*——0.0——0.0
Paralysis†——0.1——0.0
*——0.0——0.0
Other nervous diseases†——0.5——0.4
*——0.1——0.1
Pulmonary T.B.†——0.0——0.0
*——0.0——0.0
Other tuberc. lesions†——0.0——0.0
*——0.0———
Rickets†40.51.050.70.5
*——0.210.10.1
Spinal deformities†——0.1——0.2
*——0.1——0.0
Other deformities†10.11.020.30.8
*——0.310.10.2
Other defects†121.62.7182.32.8
*70.91.5152.01.6