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 East Ham]
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Table II.—(
(1) | (2) | (3) | 4) | (5) | |
Defective Speech | 4 | 59 | 6 | 10 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases (see note a) (see Table IV., Group IV.) | 140 | 1732 | 272 | 6 | |
Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease : | ||||
Organic | 8 | 25 | 4 | 4 | |
Functional | 1 | 28 | 2 | 3 | |
Anaemia | 39 | 110 | 64 | 17 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 40 | 195 | 52 | 12 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 25 | 20 | 8 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary : | ||||
Definite | — | 3 | — | — | |
Suspected | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | |
Non Pulmonjiry | |||||
Glands | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Spine | — | — | — | — | |
Hip | — . | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Other Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other Forms | — | 5 | 2 | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Chorea | 5 | 9 | 36 | 15 | |
Other conditions | 16 | 81 | 160 | 39 | |
Deformities | Rickets | — . | 13 | — . | — . |
Spinal Curvature | 17 | 38 | 12 | 3 | |
Other Forms | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 123 | 433 | 634 | 91 |
B.—Number ok
GROUP. | Number of Children. | Percentage ot Children found to require Treatment (see note d). | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected (see note c). | Found to require Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Code Groups :— | |||
Entrants | 2960 | 340 | 11.5 |
Intermediates | 2961 | 445 | 15 |
Leavers | 2784 | 308 | 11.1 |
Total (Code Groups) | 8705 | 1093 | 12.6 |
Other Routine Inspections | 907 | 107 | 11.8 |