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 Wimbledon]
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DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No of Defects, | No. of Defects. | ||||
Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
Lung | Bronchitis | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | ||||
Definite | — | — | — | — | |
Suspected | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
Glands | — | — | 2 | — | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | — | — | — | |
Other Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other Forms | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | — | — | 3 |
Chorea | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Other Conditions | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Deformities | Rickets | — | 1 | — | — |
Spinal Curvature | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Other Forms | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 1 | 23 | 304 | 179 |
1.—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
GROUP. | Number | Children. | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected | Found to require Treatment. | of Children found to require Treatment, | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Code Groups: | These figures cannot be given for 1923, owing to the way in which the Records were kept. | ||
Entrants | |||
Intermediates | |||
Leavers | |||
Total (Code Groups) | 1421 | 115 | 12.35 |
Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — |