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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

Tottenham 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table VI.—Summary relating to Pupils medically inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1923.

Table VI.—Summary relating to Pupils medically inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1923.

(1) The total number of pupils medically inspected at the routine inspections529
(2) The number of pupils in (1) suffering from—
Malnutrition2
Skin Disease7
Defective Vision (including Squint)84
Eye Disease2
Defective Hearing3
Ear Disease1
Nose and Throat Disease61
Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular)6
Defective Speech4
Dental Disease (2 or more decayed teeth)168
Heart Disease—
Organic2
Functional13
Anaemia9
Lung Disease (non-tubercular)5
Tuberculosis—Pulmonarydefinite—
suspected2
Non-pulmonary-
Disease of the Nervous System2
Deformities39
Other Defects and Diseases22
(3) The number of pupils in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment)20
(4) The number of pupils in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing and decayed teeth)260
(5) The number of pupils in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.)163