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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it, and there is very little overcrowding, either of houses
on areas, or of inmates in houses.
The general sanitary condition of the District is
good, the birth rate is above the average, while the death
rate and the infantile mortality rate are well below the
average.
F.—Review of Methods employed or available for
Treatment of Defects, etc.
No treatment is available in the district other than
that given by medical practitioners in private practice.
Very many of the defects of all kinds are, however,
treated at one or other of the London Hospitals.
During the latter half of the year re-inspection of those children who had been examined during the first half of the year, was carried out, with the object of ascertaining how many had received treatment; the number so re-inspected was 269, 147 girls and 122 boys, and the following table shows the result of the re-inspection.
Number of Children Re-inspected. | Tonsils. | Adenoids. | Teeth. | Sight. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of children suffering from. | No. Treated. | No. untreated. | No. of children suffering from. | No. treated. | No, untreated. | No. of children with defective | No. treated. | No. untreated. | No. of children with defective. | No. treated. | No. untreated. | ||
Boys | 122 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 16 | 68 | 29 | 7 | 22 |
Girls | 147 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 26 | 52 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
Total | 269 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 162 | 42 | 120 | 58 | 23 | 35 |
No School Nurse was employed during last year,
but early this year a School Nurse and Health Visitor has
been appointed.
G.—Miscellaneous Work.
During the year children who have been absent from
school, or who have been thought to be unfit to attend
school for some reason or other have been referred to me
for examination.