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 Hackney]
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Boys. | Gils. | |||||||||||||||
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Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | Entrants. | Age 7. | Age 11. | Age 14. | |||||||||
Number examined | 1271 | 1064 | 1033 | 1128 | 1211 | 1109 | 1110 | 1137 | ||||||||
Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | Cases. | * | |
Malnutrition | 22 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
Skin disease | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
Defective teeth | — | 454 | - | 311 | — | 238 | — | 285 | — | 483 | — | 363 | — | 262 | — | 313 |
Enlarged tonsils | 155 | 57 | 70 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 161 | 51 | 94 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
Adenoids | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 51 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Other nose and throat defects | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Enlarged glands | 26 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Eye disease | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Vision defect | - | — | - | 78 | — | 111 | — | 113 | — | - | — | 91 | — | 128 | — | 148 |
Otorrhoea | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other ear d isease | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Defective hearing | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Speech defects | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Heart defects | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | 7 | 2 | 13 | — | 15 | 1 |
Anaemia | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Lung defects | 30 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Nervous defects | 5 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Phthisis | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other T. B. disease | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spinal deformities | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
Other deformities | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Other defects | 36 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Number of children noted for treatment | — | 561 | — | 436 | — | 361 | — | 401 | — | 556 | — | 489 | — | 405 | — | 461 |
* Defects, however slight, are included under "cases"; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.