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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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 | 151 | 17 | 564 | 27 |
Eyes—a. Vision | 322 | 117 | 188 | 138 |
b. Squint | 52 | 28 | 41 | 43 |
c. Other | 74 | 10 | 231 | 27 |
Ears—a. Hearing | 26 | 12 | 32 | 11 |
b. Otitis Media | 22 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
c. Other | 20 | 7 | 107 | 18 |
Nose or Throat | 425 | 528 | 491 | 266 |
Speech | 22 | 24 | 49 | 27 |
Cervical Glands | 14 | 49 | 34 | 29 |
Heart and Circulation | 28 | 20 | 9 | 87 |
Lungs | 91 | 86 | 17 | 66 |
Developmental— | ||||
a. Hernia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
b. Other | 32 | 26 | 9 | 32 |
Orthopaedic— | ||||
a. Posture | 82 | 37 | 18 | 44 |
b. Flat Foot | 210 | 50 | 90 | 52 |
c. Other | 203 | 87 | 79 | 64 |
Nervous system— | ||||
a. Epilepsy | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
b. Other | 23 | 25 | 55 | 29 |
Psychological— | ||||
a. Development | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
b. Stability | 9 | 11 | 23 | 15 |
Other | 309 | 171 | 1,330 | 332 |
B.— Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the year in the Age Groups.
Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Entrants | 2,797 | 1,114 | 39.8 | 1,616 | 57.8 | 67 | 2.4 |
Second age group | 1,051 | 315 | 30.0 | 713 | 67.8 | 23 | 2.2 |
Third age group | 1,271 | 700 | 55.1 | 562 | 44.2 | 9 | 0.7 |
Other Periodic Inspections | 3,364 | 1,220 | 36.3 | 2,050 | 60.9 | 94 | 2.8 |
Total | 8,483 | 3,349 | 39.5 | 4,941 | 58.2 | 193 | 2.3 |