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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
Woolwich 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 5 (Part I.).
Examination of Elementary School Children in Woolwich, 1937. Numbers Examined and Defects Found.
| Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | |||||||||
| Number examined | 1,202 | 807 | 982 | 977 | 1,060 | 767 | 963 | 930 | ||||||||
| Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | |||||||||
| Malnutrition | 29 | - | 22 | 2 | 15 | - | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Skin Disease | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Defective Teeth | - | 380 | — | 152 | - | 139 | - | 157 | — | 306 | — | 164 | — | 167 | — | 185 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 122 | 49 | 66 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 107 | 40 | 57 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 32 | 25 |
| Adenoids | 18 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 95 | 72 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Other Nose and Throat defects | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Enlarged Glands | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Eye Disease | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Vision defect | - | - | — | 38 | - | 62 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 40 | — | 64 | — | 68 |
| Otorrhoea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Other ear disease | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Defective hearing | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Speech defects | 3 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Heart defects | 2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Anaemia | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Lung defects | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nervous defects | 6 | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other T.B. disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rickets | 1 | — | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Other deformities | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Other defects | 20 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Number of Children noted for treatment | - | 500 | — | 265 | — | 232 | - | 239 | — | 411 | — | 257 | — | 278 | — | 290 |
| * Defects, however slight, are included under "Cases"; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *. | ||||||||||||||||