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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

West Ham 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: TABLE II.— (Continued)

TABLE II.— (Continued)

Dcfcct or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept undor observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary :
Definite—94—
Suspected2840283
Non-Pulmonary :
Glands494—
Spine—12—9
Hip—6—5
Other Bones and Joints—1421
Skin1———
Other Forms—1——
Nervous System—
Epilepsy912129
Chorea2947163
Other Conditions37882813
Deformities—
Rickets51415
Spinal Curvature256101
Other Forms27121331
Other Defects and Diseases3932406,377153

Table: B.— Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding' Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) :—

B.— Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding' Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) :—

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups—
Entrants5,9021,60827.2
Intermediates5,2881,51728.7
Leavers4,1791,05525.2
Total (Code Groups)15,3694,18027.2
Other routine Inspections ...3,438677 | 19.7