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 East Ham]
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Chief Minor Ailments. | Discovered at Routine Medical Inspection | Discovered by Teachers and Nurses and sent to Clinic | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | |
Scabies | l | 1 | 30 | 12 |
Impetigo | 8 | 7 | 174 | 236 |
Conjunctivitis | 2 | 1 | 79 | 57 |
Blepharitis | 6 | 1 | 49 | 28 |
Ear Disease | 87 | 46 | 223 | 204 |
Ringworm (Scalp) | - | - | 2 | 3 |
Ringworm (Body) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 33 |
(c) Tonsils and Adenoids.
4.4 per cent. of the children examined during the year were
referred for treatment for "tonsils and adenoids," either separately
or combined, as compared with 4.3 per cent. in the year 1934.
Of these, much enlarged tonsils accounted for 0.9 per cent.;
definite adenoids were present in 0.1 per cent.; and the combined
defect was diagnosed in 3.4 per cent.; the figures for 1934 were
1.51 per cent.; 0.18 per cent.; and 2.61 per cent.; respectively.
The percentage of children moderately affected and requiring
to be kept under observation was 7.4, the corresponding percentage
in 1934 being 8.7. In this case 6.9 per cent. had moderately
enlarged tonsils, 0.29 per cent. exhibited signs of the presence of
adenoids, whilst 0.3 per cent. showed enlarged tonsils and adenoids
of moderate degree, as compared with 8.0 per cent.; 0.2 per cent.;
and 0.5 per cent.; respectively in the year 1934.
The total number of cases of tuberculosis, occurring in children of school age, notified to the Medical Officer of Health during the year, was as follows:—
Boys | Girls | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 9 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 29 |