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 Woolwich]
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Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1933—
| Disease, Defect or Condition. | BOYS. Age last Birthday. | GIRLS. Age last Birthday. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| Cleanliness— | |||||||||
| — | 220 | 141 | 133 | — | 233 | 151 | 129 | 1,007 | |
| — | 24 | 17 | 15 | — | 24 | 7 | 9 | 96 | |
| (c) Dirty | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Anæmia | — | 43 | 22 | 28 | — | 54 | 20 | 22 | 189 |
| Lungs— | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | — | 9 | 10 | 13 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 50 |
| Asthma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nervous System— | |||||||||
| Behaviour Symptoms— | |||||||||
| Thumb, Finger or Dummy Sucking | — | 25 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 76 | |
| Other Conditions | — | 48 | 25 | 18 | — | 47 | 21 | 7 | 166 |
| Organic Disease Infantile Convulsions | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Facial Palsy | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Epilepsy | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Alimentary System— | — | ||||||||
| Worms | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Other Conditions | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Genito—Urinary System— | |||||||||
| Enuresis | — | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | 16 | 10 | 7 | 67 |
| Other Conditions | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 18 |
| Rickets— | |||||||||
| Active | — | 85 | 49 | 47 | — | 65 | 52 | 29 | 327 |
| Healed | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Skin— | |||||||||
| Boils | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Eczema | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 |
| Herpes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ichthyosis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Impetigo | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | |
| Nævus | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Urticaria | — | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 35 |
| Eye— | |||||||||
| Blepharitis | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Conjunctivitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Corneal Scar | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
| Nystagmus | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Squint | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| Ear— | — | ||||||||
| Earache | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Otorrhœa | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Other Conditions | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |