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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE II—
Lungs | (25) Bronchitis | – | 2 | 4 | — | |
(26) Other Non-Tub. Diseases | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
Pulmonary:— | — | |||||
Tuberculosis | (27) | Definite | – | – | – | – |
28) | Suspected | – | 1 | – | – | |
Non-Pulmonary:— | – | |||||
(29) | Glands | – | – | 1 | – | |
(30) | Bones and Joints | – | – | 1 | – | |
(31) | Skin | – | – | – | – | |
(32) | Other Forms | – | – | – | – | |
TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | – | – | 2 | – | ||
Nervous System | (33) | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | – | – |
(34) | Chorea | – | – | 1 | – | |
\ / (35) | Other Conditions | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
Deformities | (36) | Rickets | 2 | 1 | – | – |
(37) | Spinal Curvature | – | 1 | – | – | |
(38) | Other Forms | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | |
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excl. Defects of Nutrition,Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 22 | 7 | 461 | 3 | ||
Total number of defects | 277 | 232 | 1335 | 14 |
B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
Age Groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 382 | 45 | 11.8 | 301 | 78.8 | 36 | 9.4 | - | - |
Second Age Group | 397 | 53 | 13.4 | 300 | 75.5 | 44 | 11.1 | - | - |
Third Age Group | 334 | 53 | 15.8 | 229 | 68.6 | 52 | 15.6 | - | - |
Other Routines Inspections | 146 | 13 | 8.9 | 108 | 74. | 25 | 17.1 | - | - |
14 year old | 390 | 83 | 21.3 | 281 | 72. | 26 | 6.7 | - | - |
Total | 1,649 | 247 | 15. | 1219 | 73.9 | 183 | 11.1 | - | - |