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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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 51 | 17 | 14 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 54.8% | 45.16% | 9.68% | 6.45% | 6.45% | 16.13% | 6.45% | 22.58% | ||||||||
| Defective Vision | 33 | 70 | 103 | 219 | 55 | 48 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| 53.4% | 46.6% | 1.94% | 1.94% | 6.8% | 3.88% | 19.41% | 4.85% | 7.76% | 33.98% | ||||||
| Carious Teeth | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 62.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | |||||||||||
| Nasal Obstruction | 37 | 28 | 65 | 128 | 30 | 35 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 46.15% | 53.84% | 1.54% | 7.7% | 3.07% | 6.15% | 21.54% | 10.77% | 3.07% | 40.0% | ||||||
| Otitis Media | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 56.25% | 43.75% | 6.25% | 6.25% | 18.75% | 6.25% | 6.25% | 31.25% | ||||||||
| Defective Hearing | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 50.0% | 50.0% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 33.3% | ||||||||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| 41.6% | 58.3% | 16.6% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 16.6% | 8.3% | 58.3% | ||||||||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
| Other Complaints | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 100.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 106 | 141 | 247 | 491 | 128 | 119 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 84 |
| 51.82% | 48.18% | 1.21% | 2.43% | 3.64% | 4.86% | 4.45% | 17.4% | 8.5% | 5.66% | 34.0% | |||||
| Totals for Class and Medical Inspections | 275 | 390 | 665 | 1301 | 325 | 340 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 124 | 43 | 35 | 262 |
| 48.87% | 51.12% | 3.45% | 2.25% | 3.15% | 4.96% | 6.92% | 18.64% | 6.47% | 5.26% | 39.4% | |||||