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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
Bethnal Green 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green, 1932.
| Number examined | 951 | 805 | 981 | 594 | 1074 | 834 | 1234 | 772 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | Cases * | |||||||||
| Malnutrition | 15 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Skin disease | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Defective teeth | — | 381 | — | 265 | — | 311 | — | 204 | — | 439 | — | 296 | — | 356 | — | 238 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 214 | 66 | 70 | 23 | 107 | 44 | 36 | 23 | 225 | 72 | 104 | 38 | 120 | 40 | 45 | 31 |
| Adenoids | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 23 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 10 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Enlarged glands | 15 | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 21 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | — |
| Eye disease | 53 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Vision defect | — | — | — | 52 | — | 163 | — | 81 | — | — | — | 85 | — | 188 | — | 129 |
| Otorrhoea | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Other ear disease | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Defective hearing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Speech defects | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Heart defects | 7 | — | 9 | — | 16 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Anaemia | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Lung defects | 93 | 22 | 41 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| Nervous defects | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Other T.B. disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 28 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | 2 | — |
| Spinal deformities | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Other deformities | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Other defects | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 4 | — | 24 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Number of children noted for treatment | 490 | 369 | 489 | 295 | 543 | 416 | 562 | 373 | ||||||||
'Defects however slight are included under " cases "; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *