Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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S chool W ork.
Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Ears— | |||
Obstructions | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Otorrhœa | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Hearing— | |||
Good | 259 | 178 | 437 |
Fair | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Bad | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Heart and Circulation— | |||
Organic Disease | — | 2 | 2 |
Anæmia | 7 | 11 | 18 |
Other Defects | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Lungs— | |||
Chron. Bron. Catarrh | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Pre-Tuberculosis | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other Diseases | 15 | 11 | 26 |
Mental— | |||
Dull or Backward | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Nervous Diseases | 7 | 16 | |
Skin— | |||
Ringworm | 1 | — | 1 |
Impetigo | 1 | — | 1 |
Others | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Rickets | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Non-Pulm. Tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Deformities | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Neck Glands | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Rec. For Treatment— | |||
Medical | 54 | 4; | 99 |
Ophthalmic | 25 | 21 | 46 |
Dental | 49 | 19 | 68 |
Recommended for Treatment | 213 out of | 448 examined | |
Tubercular | 2 ,, | ,, |