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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
Bethnal Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green, 1933.
| BOYS | GIRLS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | Entrants | Age 8 | Age 12 | Age 14 | |||||||||
| Number examined | 1023 | 849 | 692 | 851 | 933 | 807 | 920 | 1059 | ||||||||
| Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | Cases | * | |
| Malnutrition | 18 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| Skin disease | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Defective teeth | — | 386 | — | 207 | — | 159 | — | 216 | — | 339 | — | 221 | — | 247 | — | 301 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 175 | 35 | 91 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 176 | 55 | 83 | 28 | 55 | 13 | 46 | 23 |
| Adenoids | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other nose and throat defects | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Enlarged glands | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Eye disease | 38 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Vision defect | — | — | — | 103 | — | 105 | — | 110 | — | — | — | 64 | — | 131 | — | 150 |
| Otorrhoea | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Other ear disease | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Defective hearing | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Speech defects | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Heart defects | 6 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | — | 11 | — | 20 | — | 14 | 1 |
| Anaemia | 2 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 4 |
| Lung defects | 55 | 13 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Nervous defects | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other T.B. disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other deformities | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Other defects | 26 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| Number of children noted for treat-ment | 468 | 339 | 260 | 329 | 421 | 315 | 381 | 453 | ||||||||
| *Defects however slight are included under "cases"; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under* | ||||||||||||||||