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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE VII.
TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
| SCHOOLS | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. | SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Road | Girls | 356 | 12 | 4 | ... | Napier Road | Girls | 1159 | 93 | 28 | 2 |
| Boys | 368 | 2 | ... | 1 | Boys | 1336 | 18 | 12 | ... | ||
| Jr. Mixed | 299 | 11 | 5 | ... | Infants | 1438 | 126 | 87 | 9 | ||
| Infants | 293 | 7 | 2 | ... | New Beckton | Girls | 580 | 75 | 11 | ... | |
| Castle Street R.C. | Mixed | 485 | 32 | 24 | 2 | Boys | 779 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Infants | 361 | 29 | 12 | 6 | Infants | 708 | 63 | 5 | ... | ||
| Central Park Road | Girls | 1345 | 117 | 10 | ... | Plashet Lane | Girls | 1417 | 141 | 26 | ... |
| Boys | 1417 | 6 | 1 | ... | Boys | 1562 | 26 | 5 | ... | ||
| Infants | 1490 | 97 | 15 | ... | Infants | 1357 | 115 | 40 | ... | ||
| Essex Road | Girls | 1130 | 37 | 31 | 1 | Storey Street | Mixed | 849 | 28 | 13 | ... |
| Boys | 1121 | 14 | 4 | 3 | Infants | 797 | 51 | 29 | ... | ||
| Infants | 1112 | 12 | 13 | ... | Silvertown R.C. | Mixed | 880 | 36 | 12 | ... | |
| Fourth Avenue | Girls | 1130 | 237 | 51 | 3 | Infants | 604 | 29 | 11 | ... | |
| Boys | 1171 | 37 | ... | 4 | St. Winefride's R.C. | Mixed | 688 | 13 | 53 | 7 | |
| Infants | 840 | 94 | 12 | 3 | Sandringham Road | Girls | 916 | 97 | 14 | ... | |
| Hartley Avenue | Girls | 1104 | 109 | 13 | ... | Boys | 1154 | 10 | ... | ... | |
| Boys | 1289 | 6 | 5 | ... | Infants | 913 | 79 | 6 | ... | ||
| Infants | 1264 | 94 | 19 | ... | Shaftesbury Road | Girls | 1153 | 49 | 9 | 1 | |
| High Street | Mixed | 567 | 27 | 10 | ... | Boys | 1140 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Infants | 466 | 40 | 40 | ... | Infants | 758 | 57 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Kensington Avenue | Girls | 1269 | 74 | 4 | ... | Shrewsbury Road | Mixed | 420 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| Boys | 1357 | 2 | ... | ... | Infants | 486 | 32 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Infants | 1251 | 44 | ... | ... | Technical College | Girls | 394 | 15 | ... | ... | |
| Lathom Road | Girls | 1464 | 123 | 37 | 2 | Vicarage Lane | Girls | 831 | 48 | 31 | ... |
| Boys | 1399 | 10 | 2 | ... | Boys | 872 | 15 | 13 | ... | ||
| Infants | 1460 | 118 | 9 | ... | Infants | 1263 | 69 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Manor Park | Girls | 882 | 79 | 19 | ... | Walton Road | Girls | 1482 | 28 | 81 | 1 |
| Boys | 754 | 32 | ... | ... | Bovs | 1463 | 14 | 30 | ... | ||
| Infants | 671 | 98 | 10 | 2 | Infants | 2136 | 24 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Monega Road | Girls | 694 | 93 | 4 | ... | ||||||
| Boys | 911 | 4 | 2 | ... | Total | 60394 | 3123 | 994 | 58 | ||
| Infants | 1139 | 48 | 6 | ... | Percent. | 5 .2 | 1.6 | 0 .09 |