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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.

BOYS.Total Number.Percentage.1899.19041907.SPECIALS.
Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Catholic.Castle.Creeks mouth.National.Gascoigne Road.West bury.North Street.Roman Cathlolic.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, 8781102..7349829691154544348452145640118694713....33347087..
Special, 224..........................................................
Av. Height, cm.2564.4..141.21151.83140.84142.09140.56138.76138.33126.5118.6118.89120.16118.5121.86116.64104.8102.08102.26105.72104.96105.81104.0..............
,, Weight, kgm523.55..33.5738.1734.6234.233.0734.3532.7225.8822.022.8223.1622.3522.2622.3017.9516.8317.7716.8417.2717.9817.44..............
Nutrition, 2 (Fair)29426.68..11728..333..2128291141223811131....1592133..
„ 3 (Poor)111.00......2..........2..21........1..1..........11..
Live Vermin, Head............................................................
,, Body30.27......1..1....................................1......
Nits151.36........11........1........142....1....21..1..
Flea Bites312.81....3215......4......1....1412......22..3..
Underclothing, Wool............................................................
„ Flannelette............................................................
,, Cotton............................................................
Boots, 3 (Very bad)443.99....25....1......25........10............18..1....
Teeth, sound66960.7142264852539223222521610363575532913....18224144..
,, 3—4, bad34831.583122314334622610202422..3341212......1482631..
,, over 4 ,,857.71....1314....16212122....2946......14312..
Attendance, 2554.99....611223........311......6......1..........1..
,, 3353.18....5541............4......5....21..........8..
Unvaccinated19617.784..1413182851..11611156....221832......1216....
Deformities90.82........121....1..l..........1............2......
Paralysis............................................................
Deformities due to Rickets353.18......231....111..11..12313......4154..
Skin Disease, con tag.30.27......2..........................1....................
,, non..contag534.81....89661....2..31......531........23..3..
Heart Defects524.721..33982......321........3211....2236..
Lungs131.182..1..2..........l..1..l....1..l......1....2..
Nose Obstruction19517.69..1101615131111741981115221062....781214..
Tonsils, Enlarged11210.07....3335......111J7..31317572....371216..
Glands, ,,16514.97....41037..117412731..4291586....491515..
Defective Sight696.261..5..1516..1110..783........................2..
Squint181.54....11..........1..11........3111....1222..
External Eye Disease80.73..................1............121..1......1..1..
Defective Hearing161.45....2124..........22..1..11....................
Ear Discharge232.09....4..........11..212....1422......1..2....
Defective Speech80.73......12........................111......1..1....
Mental Defects90.82........1..............4..........1..............21..
Other Defects676.08......344........175......1856......2..1110..
Parents Attended41237.391117..27262..413..5026214154150301....12162944..
Notices Issued13229.221..4112115..111147722..311241....65211..

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