[Report 1915] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE II.—RETURN SHOWING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED—continued. Condition. Inspection age 5 Inspection age 12. I Total. 1 Special Cases. \ r 1 1 Boys. Girls. Total. Per cent Boys. Girls. Total. Per cent ] oys. Girls. Total. Per [cent B. G. 1 Totalj Teeth :— Sound 82 71 153 4.1 14 41 55 1.6 96 112 208 2.9 \ i • • 4 Less than four decayed * * 285 289 574 15.4 402 520 922 26.8 687 809 1496 20.9 2 i 3 Four to six inclusive decayed 421 423 844 22.7 766 731 1497 43.5 1187 1154 2341 32.7 , , , * • • # Over six decayed III4 1024 2138 57.6 519 444 963 28.0 1633 1468 3101 42.4 3 2 5 Sepsis 58 42 100 2.6 9 21 30 .8 67 63 130 1.8 • • 1 1 Goitre :— Slight 55 64 119 3.2 193 379 572 16.6 248 443 691 9.6 4 5 i i 9 133-d. • • • • 6 3 9 .2 14 75 89 2.5 20 78 98 1.3 2 6 8 i Evidence of Rheumatism 7 7 ' 14 .3 40 61 101 2.9 47 68 115 1.6 2 4 Heart and Circulation :— No disease 1794 1709 3503 94.4 1585 1578 3163 92.0 3379 3287 6666 93.2 ii • • Organic disease II 15 26 .7 20 18 38 1.1 31 33 64 .9 1 2 3 Functional disease . . 36 19 55 1.4 22 28 50 1.4 58 47 105 1.4 2 5 7 Anaemia 61 64 125 3.3 74 122 196 5.7 135 186 321 4.4 6 12 18 Other defect . . I 1 2 .05 3 2 5 .1 4 3 7 ‘.09 2 t • 2 Lungs :■—■ No disease 1745 1652 3397 91.5 1625 1680 3305 96.1 3370 3332 6702 93.7 « * • • Chronic bronchitis and bron¬ chial catarrh 141 141 282 7.6 33 22 55 1.6 174 163 337 4.7 10 8 18 Tuberculosis . . 2 3 5 .1 2 3 5 .06 2 2 Tuberculosis suspected • • 11 11 22 .5 40 30 70 2.0 51 41 92 1.2 9 10 19 Other disease 5 3 8 .2 1 1 2 .05 6 4 10 .1 1 • • 1 Nervous System ;— No disease • • 1884 1801 3685 99.3 1687 1725 3412 99.2 3571 3526 7097 99.3 Epilepsy (major or minor) • 15 3 18 .48 6 7 13 .37 21 10 31 .43 1 4 5 Chorea • « ^ * , , 3 1 4 .11 3 1 4 .05 3 3 ; Other disease 3 3 6 .16 5 3 8 .23 8 6 14 .19^ 1 1 2 : Skin :— No disease 1802 1703 3505 94.5 1643 1672 3315 96.4 3445 3375 6820 95.4 Ringworm : body 4 2 6 .16 3 3 6 .17 7 5 12 .16 5 1 6 Ringworm : head 25 26 51 1.37 12 11 23 .66 37 37 74 1.03 24 31 55 Impetigo 33 34 67 1.80 14 12 26 .75 47 46 93 l.SOi 28 21 49 Scabies 5 5 10 .26 8 7 15 .43 13 12 25 .35 6 7 13 Other disease 38 38 76 2.05 22 31 53 1.54 60 69 129 1.80 25 26 51 Rickets No disease 1883 1801 3684 99.3 1698 1735 3433 99.9 3581 3536 7117 99.6 « • Slight , , 14 5 19 .51 3 3 .09 17 5 22 .31 1 1 Marked 5 1 6 .16 1 1 .03 5 2 7 .09 • • 1 X [ Deformities :— No deformity « • 1800 1731 3531 95.2 1583 1624 3207 93.3 3383 3355 6738 94.3 High Palate . . 68 61 129 3.4 76 79 155 4.51 144 140 284 3.9 1 2 3 Scoliosis 5 5 10 .26 23 17 40 1.16 28 22 50 .7 1 2 3 Deformity from Infantile Par¬ alysis 3 5 8 .21 6 2 8 .23 9 7 16 .2 2 1 3 Other deformities 28 10 38 1.02 19 17 36 1.04 47 27 74 1.03 1 • • 1