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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
Wimbledon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Defect. | Old Cases. | New Cases. | Total. | No. of Visits. | Treated. | Untreated. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total untreated. | Parents object. | Parents indifferent. | Parents say unnecessary. | Doctor says unnecessary. | Time insufficient. | No reason. | Left school. | Left district. | Total still on books. | ||||||
| Serious Defect in Vision | 24 | 29 | 56 | 11 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 37.93% | 62.07% | 3.45% | 3.45% | 3.45% | 27.58% | 10.34% | 10.34% | 3.45% | 48.27% | ||||||
| Defective Vision | 7 | 44 | 51 | 103 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 39.21% | 60.78% | 3.92% | 1.96% | 1.96% | 17.64% | 25.5% | 5.88% | 3.92% | 51.0% | ||||||
| Carious Teeth | 53 | 72 | 125 | 256 | 52 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 61 |
| 41.6% | 58.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 31.2% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 48.8% | |||||
| Nasal Obstruction | 48 | 42 | 90 | 192 | 43 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 38 |
| 47.7% | 52.2% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 10.0% | 3.3% | 15.5% | 2.2% | 7.7% | 42.2% | |||||
| Otitis Media | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 70.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | ||||||||||||
| Defective Hearing | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 50.0% | 50.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 25.0% | ||||||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 24 | 13 | 37 | 82 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 23 |
| 32.43% | 67.56% | 13.51% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 10.8% | 27.0% | 5.4% | 62.16% | ||||||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 50.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | |||||||||||
| Enlarged Glands | 18 | 27 | 45 | 58 | 32 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 71.1% | 28.9% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 17.7% | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 100.0% | 33.3% | 66.6% | 33.3% | ||||||||||||
| Other Complaints | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 87.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 169 | 249 | 418 | 810 | 197 | 221 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 81 | 22 | 21 | 178 |
| 47.13% | 52.87% | 4.76% | 2.15% | 2.87% | 5.02% | 8.37% | 19.35% | 5.26% | 5.02% | 42.32% | |||||