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Barking 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1912.

GIRLSTotal Number.Percentage.1899.1904.1907.SPECIALS.
Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Catholic.Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Catholic.Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Catholic.Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Catholic.
Number Exam.Routine, 7901066..9529656963224648518375105428100584412....385286100..
Special, 276............................................................
Av. Height, cm.2561.66..149.88151.1141.91139.75141.72145.38139.58117.5120.5118.03117.94115.98114.51117.43106.2101 .65101.28106.0104.33103.07107.92..............
„ Weight, Kgm520.79..37.3139.234.9333.8334.1236.3433.7521.2522.022.9121.3619.8120.8121.9118.116.6516.8716.7317.0117.5918.31..............
Nutrition, 222320.91....781313611141721263..17267..3....913..27..
,, 3656........1............1......1..2................1..
Live Vermin, Head131.22......................21......22..........12..3..
,, Body8.75......1................................1......411..
Nits38636.21..410313123112422203415413173212105....18242132..
Flea Bites323.00............l1..4..22......23..l2....3434..
Underclothing, Wool............................................................
,, Flannelette............................................................
,, Cotton............................................................
Boots, 3323.00......5..........235..........22........13........
Teeth, Sound60857.032317393228121333244039244247241289....28275046..
,, 3.4 bad36634.3472182436319231219312781..42710123....7182536..
,, over 4 bad928.63......31411..38129........174......271118..
Attendance, 2797.41....8658......8..15......4......1....9..195..
„ 3262.44....1523..........18......2............2....2..
Unvaccinated18517.36317714104..11382220..2..319162......21320....
Deformities8.75........12......11....1..........1............1..
Paralysis............................................................
Deformities due to Rickets161.50......1..1..........11........1..11......135..
Skin Disease, contag.10.94......l............1..3..........21............2..
,, non.contag373.47......10341....1318........2..........1111..
Heart Defects343.19..11334......1211....1131..........344..
Lungs7.66..................11..1........1..1..........11..
Nose Obstruction14813.891..51316711..1215983....62026......52511..
Tonsils, Enlarged1069.94112413..1..74991....113783....35149..
Glands, ,,18717.54....11312122..181622122....2161062....452714..
Defective Sight757.04........2489..12..10111..................4....5..
Squint171.59....................2..2........4121......212..
External Eye Disease9.84......1................1........22............l2..
Defective Hearing9.84....14..1..........1..............1............1..
Ear Discharge141.31......31............1....1..2......1......221..
Defective Speech3.28....................................................3..
Mental Defects7.66......121..........2..........................1....
Other ,,545.07......142..1..21541......5..61......1416..
Parents Attended52749.4353..23373442..1354742342146127346....16293563..
Notices Issued18717.511..234261151162911152123715......28410..

Figures 2 and 3 before a defect are a measure of its magnitude.