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.
BOYS. | 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 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, 878 | 1102 | .. | 7 | 3 | 49 | 82 | 96 | 91 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 34 | 84 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 118 | 69 | 47 | 13 | .. | .. | 33 | 34 | 70 | 87 | .. |
Special, 224 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Av. Height, cm. | 2564.4 | .. | 141.21 | 151.83 | 140.84 | 142.09 | 140.56 | 138.76 | 138.33 | 126.5 | 118.6 | 118.89 | 120.16 | 118.5 | 121.86 | 116.64 | 104.8 | 102.08 | 102.26 | 105.72 | 104.96 | 105.81 | 104.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Weight, kgm | 523.55 | .. | 33.57 | 38.17 | 34.62 | 34.2 | 33.07 | 34.35 | 32.72 | 25.88 | 22.0 | 22.82 | 23.16 | 22.35 | 22.26 | 22.30 | 17.95 | 16.83 | 17.77 | 16.84 | 17.27 | 17.98 | 17.44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Nutrition, 2 (Fair) | 294 | 26.68 | .. | 1 | 17 | 28 | .. | 33 | 3 | .. | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | 9 | 21 | 33 | .. | |
„ 3 (Poor) | 11 | 1.00 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Live Vermin, Head | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Body | 3 | 0.27 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Nits | 15 | 1.36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Flea Bites | 31 | 2.81 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | |
Underclothing, Wool | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
„ Flannelette | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Cotton | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Boots, 3 (Very bad) | 44 | 3.99 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Teeth, sound | 669 | 60.71 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 75 | 53 | 29 | 13 | .. | .. | 18 | 22 | 41 | 44 | .. | |
,, 3—4, bad | 348 | 31.58 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 34 | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 8 | 26 | 31 | .. | |
,, over 4 ,, | 85 | 7.71 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .. | |
Attendance, 2 | 55 | 4.99 | .. | .. | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
,, 3 | 35 | 3.18 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | |
Unvaccinated | 196 | 17.78 | 4 | .. | 14 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 1 | .. | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | .. | .. | |
Deformities | 9 | 0.82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Deformities due to Rickets | 35 | 3.18 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | |
Skin Disease, con tag. | 3 | 0.27 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, non..contag | 53 | 4.81 | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | |
Heart Defects | 52 | 4.72 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | |
Lungs | 13 | 1.18 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Nose Obstruction | 195 | 17.69 | .. | 1 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | .. | |
Tonsils, Enlarged | 112 | 10.07 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1J | 7 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | .. | |
Glands, ,, | 165 | 14.97 | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | .. | |
Defective Sight | 69 | 6.26 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 15 | 16 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | .. | 7 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Squint | 18 | 1.54 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
External Eye Disease | 8 | 0.73 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Defective Hearing | 16 | 1.45 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ear Discharge | 23 | 2.09 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Defective Speech | 8 | 0.73 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Mental Defects | 9 | 0.82 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Other Defects | 67 | 6.08 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 10 | .. | |
Parents Attended | 412 | 37.39 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .. | 27 | 26 | 2 | .. | 4 | 13 | .. | 50 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | 29 | 44 | .. | |
Notices Issued | 132 | 29.22 | 1 | .. | 4 | 11 | 21 | 15 | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .. |
Figures 2 and 3 before a defect are a measure of its magnitude.