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 Barking]
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1912.
GIRLS | Total Number. | Percentage. | 1899. | 1904. | 1907. | SPECIALS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 790 | 1066 | .. | 9 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 100 | 58 | 44 | 12 | .. | .. | 38 | 52 | 86 | 100 | .. |
Special, 276 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Av. Height, cm. | 2561.66 | .. | 149.88 | 151.1 | 141.91 | 139.75 | 141.72 | 145.38 | 139.58 | 117.5 | 120.5 | 118.03 | 117.94 | 115.98 | 114.51 | 117.43 | 106.2 | 101 .65 | 101.28 | 106.0 | 104.33 | 103.07 | 107.92 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
„ Weight, Kgm | 520.79 | .. | 37.31 | 39.2 | 34.93 | 33.83 | 34.12 | 36.34 | 33.75 | 21.25 | 22.0 | 22.91 | 21.36 | 19.81 | 20.81 | 21.91 | 18.1 | 16.65 | 16.87 | 16.73 | 17.01 | 17.59 | 18.31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nutrition, 2 | 223 | 20.91 | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 3 | .. | 1 | 7 | 26 | 7 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | .. | 27 | .. | |
,, 3 | 6 | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Live Vermin, Head | 13 | 1.22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | |
,, Body | 8 | .75 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Nits | 386 | 36.21 | .. | 4 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 18 | 24 | 21 | 32 | .. | |
Flea Bites | 32 | 3.00 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | l | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | |
Underclothing, Wool | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Flannelette | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Cotton | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Boots, 3 | 32 | 3.00 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Teeth, Sound | 608 | 57.03 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 9 | .. | .. | 28 | 27 | 50 | 46 | .. | |
,, 3.4 bad | 366 | 34.34 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 18 | 25 | 36 | .. | |
,, over 4 bad | 92 | 8.63 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | .. | |
Attendance, 2 | 79 | 7.41 | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 19 | 5 | .. | |
„ 3 | 26 | 2.44 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Unvaccinated | 185 | 17.36 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .. | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 20 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 20 | .. | .. | |
Deformities | 8 | .75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Deformities due to Rickets | 16 | 1.50 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | |
Skin Disease, contag. | 10 | .94 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
,, non.contag | 37 | 3.47 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Heart Defects | 34 | 3.19 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | |
Lungs | 7 | .66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Nose Obstruction | 148 | 13.89 | 1 | .. | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .. | |
Tonsils, Enlarged | 106 | 9.94 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 14 | 9 | .. | |
Glands, ,, | 187 | 17.54 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 27 | 14 | .. | |
Defective Sight | 75 | 7.04 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 8 | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 10 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
Squint | 17 | 1.59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
External Eye Disease | 9 | .84 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | .. | |
Defective Hearing | 9 | .84 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Ear Discharge | 14 | 1.31 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Defective Speech | 3 | .28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Mental Defects | 7 | .66 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other ,, | 54 | 5.07 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 16 | .. | |
Parents Attended | 527 | 49.43 | 5 | 3 | .. | 23 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 35 | 47 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 6 | .. | .. | 16 | 29 | 35 | 63 | .. | |
Notices Issued | 187 | 17.51 | 1 | .. | 2 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | .. |
Figures 2 and 3 before a defect are a measure of its magnitude.