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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green 1937
| Malnutrition | 24 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Skin disease | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 |
| Defective teeth | — | 288 | — | 183 | — | 133 | — | 179 | — | 298 | — | 190 | - | 177 | — | 241 |
| Enlarged tonsils | 166 | 60 | 69 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 147 | 54 | 78 | 37 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| Adenoids | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Enlarged tonsils and adenoids | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Other nose and throat defects | 28 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| Enlarged glands | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Eye disease | 23 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Vision defect | — | — | — | 56 | — | 67 | — | 73 | — | — | — | 61 | — | 69 | — | 93 |
| Otorrhœa | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other ear disease | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Defective hearing | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Speech defects | 7 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Heart defects | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 1 |
| Anaemia | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Lung defects | 31 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| Nervous defects | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other T.B. disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Spinal deformities | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Other deformities | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Other defects | 30 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 6 |
| Number of children noted for treat-ment | 365 | 271 | 226 | 259 | 361 | 300 | 263 | 344 | ||||||||
*Defects however slight are included under " cases " ; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *