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Ilford 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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The following table shows the defects detected, separated according to sex; also percentage of the total children examined.

Schools.Downshall.Cleveland Koad.Christ-church Rd.Loxford.HighlandsSouth Park.Uphall.N ational & Church Infants.Newbury Park.Good-it ayea.ChadvrellBarking-Bide.Roman Catholic.ValentinesAid-horon eh Hatch.Little Heath.Totals.Percentage of defects of children examined.
Sex.MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFM I FMFMI FMFMFMFMFMF
No. of children examined.190164228205152182224203150145150179222244l(i:,112112881081294364IS39501 4713633202418191834
Defects found.1 2
Clothing—Fair only1057033113535411636202721251533101512146...5113324014813.08.06
Bad...221...............1......242221......111...............1112.59.65
Insufficient......92...............1...349...451.........69...............33211.811.14
In need of repair1...31...2......1......163826...1...23211121...1"i46152.53.81
Unclean...111...............1...1...222............311...............89.44.49
Verminous and nitty.................................3.............................................3....16
Footgear—Fair only241620542......41...21151511962122571...11...3185804.684.3
Bad...112.....................3124.........1...21.....................71138.59
Insufficient......11......1.....................24............1.....................55.27.27
In need of repair...11422...11...121248522...213...35...............31311.701.68
Cleanliness—............................................................
Head—Somewhat dirty94202325937616911620514114833107711......21135927.435.01
Very dirty...1...5.........1...11221...123...1......21...............117.38.92
Nits detected103520631662276812321723481373378244051810431417102622227ii25765714.1435.82
Lice detected234812261411121681436......395312...1...1144762.424.14
Sores detected.........1.........2...3......12...2...............3211............414.22.76
Alopecia detected...1............1..................................................................11.05.05
Ringworm suspected...21i121......27121212211...1.....................1714.93.76
Body—Somewhat dirty...5138343322338151424181121111106221......2282974.515.29
Very dirty.........111...1......11445511.........132.........1111718.93.98
Fleabitten1255...3311...11122321611341...2648...31124365913.574.96
Bu gs detected...............1...2...1...1...12.........1......2.........1.........39.16.49
Lice detected.........1..............................1..................12..................32.16.10
Erythema detecte.........1..................1...................................................11.05.05
Hash detected............1..................1...................................................-I11.05.05
Mental condition—Dull235981061097841914352213141...251.........2170773.854.19
Mentally defective........................11..............................3...1.........1...00.33.16
Speech defective.335653546113634526...242...3...221......61353.351.9
Hearing defective......2...........................11......1....................................41.22.05
Vision defective1221373210183329331461229427111214221871136551......2321923512.0512.81
Blind in one eye....................................1...................................................1....05....
Nutrition—Below normal16123027293225162015232935331713148655106256216223921113.1511.50
Bad4398101711108911512121272...22351154...1...1191800.004.3
Teeth—Somewhat dirty1378610481708776738451684710197686267298674232925172521943"3121295877352.7242.14
Foul231311971979512710162851111234123.........18984.894.52
Decayed (1—6)11586167140931041431248990891041171406665695467722441322293673229171018108056.0258.83
„ (over 6)122136262033423325182517393814181778846336732...12226624014.6313.08
Septic .........................................................31...........................31.16.05
Notably defective enamell...2i............1...23......4...12...1......1..................127.66.38
Notable irregularity37302466783898633715923...36611......11102945 615.12
Nose and throat affections—.............................................
Coryza—Nasal obstruction due to Coryza211116675443111014161311552...712212211...12187894.784.85
Polypus—Nasal obstruction due to Polypus............1....................................1.................................11.05.05
Tonsils—Slightly enlarged .30356463526181524758486675734139302314201127171513174412"9753756229.530.58
Considerably enlarged1322423333334442212135313537151923198121110103166312ii331429217.2215.92
Urgently requiring removal2581110221218141618172225191697524223451......271321567.268.50
Adenoids—Slight nasal obstruction, probably due to Adenoids191238355555494040323845455440262115161517188...151741...161041137622.6120.50
Severe nasal obstruction, probably due to Adenoids133......453432...34422241...11...2............131261.701.41
Glands—Slightly enlarged68771341321161381481149794981181441537072555746433137251636381053318171099111460.4860.74
Considerably enlarged442691210581315137594......354411631............1...80754.404.08
Greatly enlarged........................211111........................11........................5327.16
Other nose & throat affections115117181257161058411636242......33411.........2...9671.5.333.87
Deflected Nasal Septum1.............................................................................................1....05...
Diphtheria suspected............................................................1.................................1....05...
Pharyngitis1...3....................................2.............................................6....33...
External eye diseases11...262014101217135151915181111994214632'5............121431337.837 .25
Ear diseases (Discharges — past and present and wax)171348471823362426211418322972195214874589...2.........2323123912.7113.3
Aural obstruction.........1...............................................................1....05...
Heart affections182343383942392929283228262017152713107411756632......2330227016.6214.2
Lung affections1411332329302512191237225037811145529635741............325418313.979.97
Nervous affections41416177981313719674611672117...111...11............911085.005.88
Tubercule......2126115148321221...1...3......1.....................21261.151.41
Tuberculous shoulder....................................1.........................................................1....05...
Rickets...............2................................................1...........................12.05.10
Deformities1061023136179148105104341142243...111.........11100745.504.03
Hernia1...2.........1...1.........1.........1.....................11..................81.44.05
Worms211...5243212...92............112.........11............1...30111.65.59
Skin affections13......1124...3121813............22.........21...............1228.661.52
Gastric affections...1...4..............................1...................................................15.05.27
Hip disease.........1.......................................................................................1....05
Chest affections......l.....................11............................................................21.11.05
Infectious disease.........1......................................................1..............................11.05.05
Bright's Disease...............1...1...1.................................1.................................4...21
Rheumatism.....................1...........................................................................1...05
Injury to knee..............................1...............................................................1....05...
Oral Sepsis..............................1...............................................................11....05...
Dislocated Shoulder....................................1.........................................................1....05...
Other diseases2111...1......4...11212...1...2.........1...1.....................175.92.27