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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

Shoreditch 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Entrants in Shoreditch in1936. †-Defects found. *-Noted for treatment and included in defects found.

Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Entrants in Shoreditch in1936. †-Defects found. *-Noted for treatment and included in defects found.

Disease or Defect.Boys 743.Girls 737.
Shoreditch.London.Shoreditch.London.
No.Per cent.Per cent.No.Per cent.Per cent.
Skin disease†81.11.060.81.0
*71.00.750.70.6
Tonsils only†11715.914.09813.313.6
*375.05.6304.15.1
Adenoids†60.81.010.10.7
*50.70.610.10.5
Tonsils and adenoids†20.33.340.52.9
*--2.310.12.0
Other nose and throat†91.21.230.41.0
*20.30.410.10.4
Glands of neck†557.53.1567.62.5
*10.10.3--0.3
Eye disease†233.12.8223.03.1
*141.91.7141.91.8
Otorrhœa†40.51.040.50.9
*--0.620.30.5
Other ear defects†20.30.350.70.4
*20.30.210.10.2
Hearing†--0.210.10.2
*--0.110.10.1
Speech†- .-0.3--0.2
*--0.0--0.0
Heart†60.81.5101.41.3
*--0.1-.-0.1
Anæmia†--0.710.10.6
*--0.310.10.3
Lungs†253.43.7253.43.3
*40.51.450.71.3
Epilepsy†--0.010.10.0
*--0.0--0.0
Chorea†--0.010.10.0
*--0.010.10.0
Paralysis†--0.1--0.0
*--0.0--0.0
Other nervous diseases†--0.410.10.4
*--0.1--0.1
Pulmonary tuberculosis†--0.120.30.0
*--0.010.10.0
Other tuberc. lesions†10.10.1--0.0
*--0.0---
Rickets†20.31.1--0.5
*--0.1--0.1
Spinal deformities†--0.1--0.1
*--0.1--0.0
Other deformities†30.41.110.10.9
*10.10.4--0.3
Other defects†152.02.681.12.3
*71.01.640.51.4

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Percentage of boys requiring treatment for all defects 53.0 London 48.2 per cent.
Percentage of boys requiring treatment for all defects
(excluding teeth) 11.3 „ 15.5 „ „
Percentage of girls requiring treatment for all defects 50.8 „ 48.3 „ ,,
Perentage of girls requiring treatment for all defects
(excluding teeth) 10.0 „ 14.1 ,, ,,