London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE III.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptics (continued). | Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. (See note g.) | Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 1 | - | 1 |
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. (See note h.) | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| At other Institutions | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. (See note h.) | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | - | - | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (See note c) | 83 | 60 | 143 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 19 | 7 | 26 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Delicate children (e.g., pre- or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc). | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 122 | 147 | 269 | ||
| At other Institutions | 15 | 16 | 31 | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 30 | 7 | 37 | ||
| At other Institutions | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc, and including those with severe heart disease. | At Certified Hospital Schools | - | 2 | 2 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 86 | 83 | 169 | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 26 | 17 | 43 |