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Wimbledon 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE VI.
SUMMARY RELATING TO CHILDREN INSPECTED AT THE ROUTINE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1920.
| (l) | Total number of Children medically inspected at Routine Inspection | 2212 |
| (2) | Number of Children in (1) suffering from defects (other than Uncleanliness and Defective Clothing or Footgear) who require to be kept under Observation but not referred for Treatment | 375 |
| (3) | Number of Children in (1) suffering from:— | |
| Malnutrition | 37 | |
| Skin Disease | 2 | |
| Defective Vision (including Squint) | 153 | |
| Eye Disease | 10 | |
| Defective Hearing | 28 | |
| Ear Disease | 20 | |
| Nose and Throat Disease | 247 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 487 | |
| Defective Speech | 5 | |
| Dental Disease | — | |
| Heart Disease— | ||
| Organic | 33 | |
| Functional | 15 | |
| Ansemia | 19 | |
| Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 34 | |
| Tuberculosis— | ||
| Pulmonary, Definite | — | |
| Suspected | 5 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | 20 | |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 7 | |
| Deformities | 25 | |
| Other Disease or Defect | 50 | |
| (4 | Number of Children in (1) who were referred for Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.) | 778 |
| (5) | Number of Children in (4) who received Treatment for one or more Defects (excluding Uncleanliness, Defective Clothing, etc.) | 395 |