London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ,, | ,, | |