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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
Hackney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Boys. | Girls. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | |||||||||
| Number examined | 1390 | 1226 | 1083 | 1309 | 1292 | 1071 | 1168 | 1232 | ||||||||
| Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | |
| Malnutrition | 24 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Skin disease | 20 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| Defective teeth | — | 559 | - | 414 | — | 284 | — | 362 | — | 526 | — | 348 | — | 254 | — | 313 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 196 | 81 | 93 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 151 | 45 | 77 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
| Adenoids | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 76 | 56 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Enlarged glands | 37 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Eye disease | 46 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Vision defect | — | — | _ | 139 | — | 88 | — | 153 | — | — | — | 108 | — | 125 | — | 150 |
| Otorrhoea | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Other ear disease | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Defective hearing | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Speech defects | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Heart defects | 14 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 12 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| Anaemia | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Lung defects | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Nervous defects | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other T. B. disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spinal deformities | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Other deformities | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | 4 |
| Other defects | 32 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | — | 681 | — | 573 | — | 378 | — | 506 | — | 611 | — | 470 | — | 412 | — | 464 |
| * Defects, however slight, are included under "cases" ; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *. | ||||||||||||||||