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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Recommended for | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective. | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| No School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | — | — | |
| Certified Residential Open Air Schools ... | _ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Certified Day Open Air Schools | 2 | 2 | |||
| Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| No School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| No School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease. | Certified Hospital Schools | — | — | _ | |
| Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Certified Day Cripple Schools | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Public Elementary Schools | 55 | 41 | 90 | ||
| Other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| No School or Institution | — | — | — |
No. of Cases Examined—474.
(c) The work of medical inspection is carried out during
school hours and on school premises in every case, and disturbance
of school arrangements is reduced to a minimum.
5. FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
The percentage of children found to require treatment, as
the result of Routine Medical Inspection in the Code Groups,
shows a marked decrease over that for the year 1926 and preceding
years.