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 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 10 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases (sec note a) (see Table IV., Group IV.) | 240 | 1095 | 214 | 29 | |
Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease : Organic | 3 | 21 | 9 | - |
Functional | - | 16 | 3 | 3 | |
Anaemia | 42 | 43 | 84 | 3 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 24 | 138 | 03 | 15 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 66 | 69 | 21 | |
Pulmonary: Definite | - | - | 3 | - | |
Tuberculosis | Suspected | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Non-Pulmonary: Glands | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | |
Spine | - | - | - | - | |
Hip | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Other Bones and Joints | - | 1 | - | - | |
Skin | - | - | - | 1 | |
Other Forms | - | 9 | 3 | - | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
Chorea | 2 | 15 | 30 | 9 | |
Other conditions | 11 | 27 | 88 | 45 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | 4 | - | - |
Spinal Curvature | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | |
Other Forms | 18 | 48 | 9 | 2 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 146 | 304 | 948 | 70 |
B.—Number of
GROUP. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require Treatment (see note d). | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected (see note c). | Found to require Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Code Groups :— Entrants | 3345 | 454 | 13.6 |
Intermediates | 1991 | 270 | 13.8 |
Leavers | 3657 | 489 | 13.4 |
Total (Code Groups) | 8993 | 1213 | 13.5 |
Other Routine Inspections | 1054 | 177 | 16.8 |