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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
Barnes 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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S chool W ork .
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanliness— | |||
| Good | 163 | 140 | 303 |
| Fair | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| Bad | — | — | — |
| Nits | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Lice | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mouth Breathers and Nasal | |||
| Catarrh | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| Adenoids | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Blepharitis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Conjuntivitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Eves: Squint | 5 | — | 5 |
| Teeth— | |||
| Fairly Sound Sets 1-3 | 66 | 71 | 137 |
| Kour or more decayed | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| Oral Sepsis | 6 | — | 6 |
| Ears— | |||
| Obstructions | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Otorrhœa | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Hearing— | |||
| Good | 184 | 163 | 347 |
| Poor | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bad | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Heat and Circulation— | |||
| Organic Disease | — | ... | .. |
| Anaemia | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Other Defects | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lungs— | |||
| Chronic Bron. Catarrh | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Pre-Tuberculosis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis | — | .. | — |
| Other Diseases | 17 | 11 | 28 |