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 West Ham]
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Defect or Disease. | Routine 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 | |
' (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary: | ||||
Definite | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
Suspected | 22 | 28 | 27 | 7 |
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
Glands | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Bones and Joints | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Skin | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Other Forms | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nervous System— | ||||
Epilepsy | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
Chorea | 25 | 9 | 36 | 6 |
Other Conditions | 50 | 40 | 59 | 12 |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Spinal Curvature | 18 | 3 | 7 | — |
Other Forms | 18 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 340 | 125 | 6,439 | 188 |
B. —Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases):-
Group | Number of Children | Percentage of Children found to require treatment | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected | Found to require treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Prescribed Groups— | |||
Entrants | 5,652 | 1,129 | 19 9 |
Second Age Group | 4,698 | 1,038 | 22 0 |
Third Age Group | 5,191 | 982 | 18 9 |
Total (Prescribed Groups) | 15,541 | 3,149 | 20 2 |
Other routine Inspections | 1,623 | 97 | 5.9 |