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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TABLE 37.
A.—
Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of defects | No. of defects | |||
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |
Skin | 71 | 36 | 709 | 53 |
Eyes—a. Vision | 203 | 229 | 123 | 126 |
b. Squint | 27 | 45 | 22 | 53 |
c. Other | 43 | 57 | 203 | 73 |
Ears—a. Hearing | 9 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
b. Otitis Media | 15 | 17 | 46 | 5 |
c. Other | 16 | 19 | 114 | 29 |
Nose or Throat | 379 | 498 | 705 | 456 |
Speech | 18 | 35 | 23 | 22 |
Cervical Glands | 20 | 80 | 33 | 29 |
Heart and Circulation | 2 | 34 | 8 | 15 |
Lungs | 58 | 95 | 7 | 30 |
Developmental— | ||||
a. Hernia | 8 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
b. Other | 21 | 59 | 12 | 23 |
Orthopaedic— | ||||
a. Posture | 55 | 52 | 0 | 12 |
b. Flat Foot | 85 | 46 | 55 | 19 |
c. Other | 88 | 79 | 35 | 32 |
Nervous system— | ||||
a. Epilepsy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
b. Other | 20 | 44 | 69 | 28 |
Psychological— | ||||
a. Development | 22 | 40 | 26 | 28 |
b. Stability | 15 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
Other | 148 | 287 | 1,490 | 365 |
B.—
Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
No. | °/ /o | No. | °/ /o | No. | °/ /o | ||
Entrants ......... | 2,001 | 901 | 45.0 | 1,082 | 54.1 | 18 | 0.9 |
Second age group ... | 1,443 | 259 | 18.0 | 1,149 | 79.6 | 35 | 2.4 |
Third age group ...... | 489 | 56 | 11.5 | 428 | 87.5 | 5 | 1.0 |
Other Periodic Inspections | 2,732 | 481 | 17.6 | 2,181 | 79.8 | 70 | 2.6 |
Total ... | 6,665 | 1,607 | 25.5 | 4,840 | 72.6 | 128 | 1.9 |