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Wimbledon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF CHILDREN FOUND AT MEDICAL INSPECTION.
1919.
| CONDITION. | No. of defects found. | No. of defects treated, receiving treatment, or under observation. | No. of defects not treated, or parents refuse treatment. | Percentage of defects treated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition | 58 | 53 | 5 | 91.55 |
| Nose and Throat | 248 | 132 | 116 | 53.83 |
| External Eye Disease | 13 | 13 | - | 100.0 |
| Vision and Squint | 344 | 135 | 209 | 39.24 |
| Ear Disease | 20 | 20 | — | 100.0 |
| Hearing | 17 | 17 | — | 100.0 |
| Heart and Circulation. | 114 | 65 | 49 | 57.01 |
| Lungs | 52 | 23 | 29 | 44.23 |
| Nervous System | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| Skin | 8 | 8 | — | 100.0 |
| Rickets | 6 | — | 6 | - |
| Deformities | 14 | 4 | 10 | 28.57 |
| Tuberculosis (non-pulmonary) | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75.0 |
| Speech | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5.0 |
| Total | 936 | 483 | 453 |
The small percentage of treatment for eases of Defective Vision and
Squint, and Nose and Throat, is mainly due to the number carried forward
to 1920.
TABLE III.
1. The total number of children Medically Inspected (irrespective
of " Code " Groups) 2,324
2. The number of children in (1) suffering from defects, who
quire to be kept under observation (but not referred for
treatment) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 295
3. The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment 651
4. The number of children in (3) who received treatment for one
or more defects ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 318
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