London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham District]
This page requires JavaScript
T able IV.— T reatment of D efects of C hildren during 1921 A.— Treatment of Minor Ailments.
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Treatment | Treated. | |||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
| Ringworm— Head | 158 | 156 | 2 | 158 |
| Ringworm— Body | 60 | 59 | 1 | 60 |
| Scabies | 313 | 306 | 7 | 313 |
| Impetigo | 987 | 967 | 20 | 987 |
| Minor Injuries | — | — | - | — |
| Other Skin Diseases | 565 | 514 | 51 | 565 |
| 486 | 431 | 55 | 486 | |
| 403 | 351 | 50 | 401 | |
| Total | 2,972 | 2,784 | 186 | 2,970 |
A. 1.— Miscellaneous Defects.
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for Treatment. | Treated. | |||
| Under Local Education Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands Non-Pulmonary | 176 | 119 | 53 | 172 |
| Circulatory Diseases | 390 | 288 | 100 | 388 |
| Lung Affections | 367 | 271 | 89 | 360 |
| Tuberculosis Pulmonary | 65 | 15 | 50 | 65 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 77 | 32 | 44 | 76 |
| Nervous System | 138 | 44 | 93 | 137 |
| Deformities | 490 | 451 | 38 | 489 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 1,283 | 811 | 371 | 1,182 |
| Total | 2,986 | 2,031 | 838 | 2,869 |
1,269 of the cases referred for treatment in A and A 1. were brought forward
from 1920 and 1291 of the cases receiving treatment have been carried forward
to 1922.