London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE III.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptics (continued). | Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. (See note g.) | Attending Public Elementary Schools (see note c) At no School or Institution | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| — | — | — | |||
| Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis (See note h.) | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| At other Institutions | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 5 | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools ... | 2 | 2 | |||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (See note c) | 74 | 46 | 120 | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Delicate children (e.g., pre- or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia, etc). | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools ... | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | |||||
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 120 | 138 | 258 | ||
| At other Institutions | 14 | 10 | 24 | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | ||||
| Active non - pulmonary tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 23 | 6 | 29 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (see note c) | 75 | 79 | 154 | ||
| At other Institutions | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 26 | 25 | 51 |