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East Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE II.
SECONDARY SCHOOL.
A.—R eturn of D efects found by M edical I nspection in the Y ear E nded 31 st D ecember , 1925.
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||
| B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | ||
| Malnutrition | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Uncleanliness : | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Skin | Ringworm: | ||||||||
| Scalp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | |
| Impetigo | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Diseases non-T uberculous | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Conjunctivitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keratitis | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 31 | 23 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| Squint | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nose and Throat | 'Enlarged Tonsils only | _ | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Adenoids only | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Conditions | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-T uberculous) | — | — | 54 | 4 | — | —_ | — | — | |
| Defective Speech . | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |