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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B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year.
Number of children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Boys | 423 | 61 | 14.42 | 360 | 85.11 | 2 | 0.47 | — | — |
Girls | 508 | 122 | 24.01 | 374 | 73.62 | 12 | 2.36 | — | — |
TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES
GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI)
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
B | G | B | G | B | G | |
Skin— | ||||||
Ringworm-Scalp— | ||||||
(i). X-Ray Treatment | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(ii.) Other | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ringworm-Body | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scabies | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Impetigo | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Other skin disease | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
Minor Eye Defects (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Minor Ear Defects | 2 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Miscellaneous (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) | 9 | 24 | 1 | — | 10 | 24 |
Total | 14 | 43 | 1 | — | 15 | 43 |