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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Good | Fair | Poor | Pityriasis | Acne | Folliculosis | Cheilosis | Angular Stomatitis | Enlarged Tongue Papillae | Dentures | Gingivitis | Pyorrhiea | Blepharitis | Corneal Vascularisa tion | Loss of Vibratory Sense | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL CHILDREN, BOYS | |||||||||||||||
| Crescent Road (Juniors) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Augustine's (Junior) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Picardy Central | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Street (Junior) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Northumberland Heath (Central) | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total examined 99 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | 87.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12.1 | — | — | 4 | — | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| % 1940 boys examined to end 1911 | 90 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 15.1 | — | 29.3 | 1.7 | 39.6 | — | 14.3 | — | 0.9 | — | ||
| GIRLS | |||||||||||||||
| Crescent Road | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Augustine's | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Picardy Central | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Street | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northumberland Heath | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total examined 94 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Percentage | 92.5 | 7.5 | — | 5.3 | — | 21.3 | — | — | 8.5 | — | 3.2 | — | — | — | |
| % 1450 girls examined to end 1911 | 9.6 | 2.4 | — | 41.6 | — | — | 51.4 | — | 13.9 | 2.3 | — | — | |||
| EXPECTANT MOTHERS | |||||||||||||||
| Hainault Clinic | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FACTORY WORKERS | |||||||||||||||
| Adolescent males (90) | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Percentage | 98.9 | — | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| % in 415 examined to end 1944 | 94.8 | 5 | 5.2 | — | 15 | 1 | 44.6 | — | 19.3 | 12.4 | — | 3.3 | — | ||
| Adolescent females (106) | 98 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Percentage | 92.4 | 7.6 | — | 0.9 | 0.9 | 13.2 | — | — | 9.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — |
| % in 393 examined to end 1944 | 99.2 | 0.8 | — | — | 24.2 | 0.8 | 2 | 43.3 | — | 12.5 | 4.5 | — | 4.1 | — | |
| Adult males (154) | 149 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Percentage | 96.7 | 3.3 | — | 0.65 | 0.65 | 4.5 | — | — | 1.9 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 5.2 | — | 0.65 | — |
| % 1322 examined to end 1944 | 97.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | — | 7.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 11.5 | — | 20.9 | — | — | |||
| Adult females (145) | 141 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | 97.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| % 1429 examined to end 1944 | 97.8 | 0.4 | — | 15.3 | 27.4 | — | 20.3 | — | — |