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 Erith]
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(5) Average time per head occupied by Inspection.
One hundred and eighteen visits were paid to the
Schools, and about 2¼ hours was occupied on each occasion
by the inspection; 2,203 children were inspected,
which gives an average of just over 7 minutes for each
child inspected.
D.— General Review of the Facts disclosed by
Medical Inspection.
Previous Medical History.
(1)
Boys. | Per cent | Girls. | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number examined. | 404 | 329 | 733 | |||
Measles | 247 | 61.1 | 197 | 59.8 | 444 | 60.5 |
Whooping Cough | 176 | 43.5 | 162 | 49.2 | 338 | 46.1 |
Chicken-pox | 107 | 26.4 | 90 | 27.3 | 197 | 26.8 |
Scarlet Fever | 15 | 3.7 | 19 | 5.7 | 34 | 4.6 |
Diphtheria | 6 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.5 |
Other Diseases | 45 | 11.1 | 61 | 17.9 | 106 | 14.4 |
(2)
Boys. | Per cent. | Girls. | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number examined. | 277 | 310 | 587 | |||
Measles | 221 | 80 | 278 | 89.7 | 499 | 85 |
Whooping Cough | 131 | 47.3 | 202 | 65.1 | 333 | 56.7 |
Chicken-pox | 106 | 38.2 | 153 | 49.3 | 259 | 44.1 |
Scarlet Fever | 22 | 7.9 | 40 | 12.9 | 62 | 10.5 |
Diphtheria | 9 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.9 | 15 | 2.5 |
Other Diseases | 43 | 15.5 | 38 | 12.3 | 81 | 13.8 |
(3)
Boys. | Per cent. | Girls. | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number examined | 284 | 297 | 581 | |||
Measles | 233 | 82 | 261 | 87.8 | 494 | 85 |
Whooping Cough | 183 | 64.1 | 175 | 58.9 | 358 | 61.6 |
Chicken-pox | 128 | 45 | 118 | 39.7 | 246 | 42.3 |
Scarlet Fever | 40 | 14.1 | 29 | 9.7 | 69 | 11.8 |
Diphtheria | 14 | 4.9 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 4.4 |
Other Diseases | 33 | 11.6 | 47 | 15.8 | 80 | 13.7 |