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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE VII.
TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
| SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue | Infants | 925 | 72 | 21 | Myope Class | 42 | 1 | ||
| Girls | 896 | 125 | 55 | Napier | Infants | 978 | 71 | 22 | |
| Boys | 816 | 65 | 14 | J. Boys | 1248 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Brampton | Infants | 1634 | 24 | 5 | S. Boys | 723 | 14 | 6 | |
| J. Girls | 1236 | 51 | 1 | Plashet | Infants | 788 | 36 | 1 | |
| S. Girls | 924 | 17 | - | J. Boys | 1018 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Castle Street R.C | Infants | J07 | 13 | 1 | S. Boys | 715 | 1 | ||
| Mixed | 437 | 13 | 1 | "Salisbury" | Primary | 1548 | 27 | 1 | |
| Central Park | Infants | 891 | 37 | 9 | Inter | 640 | 7 | ||
| J. Boys | 1314 | 6 | — | Sandringham Road | J. Mixed | 1054 | 30 | 13 | |
| S. Boys | 1095 | 2 | — | S. Mixed | 898 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Cornwall | Infants | 1292 | 61 | 15 | Shaftesbury Road | Infants | 1082 | 57 | 7 |
| Girls | 1138 | 55 | 29 | Girls | 1283 | 75 | 3 | ||
| Boys | 1033 | 16 | 2 | Boys | 380 | 2 | |||
| Dersingham | Mixed | 917 | 54 | 18 | Shrewsbury Road | Special | 180 | 11 | _ |
| Essex Road | Infants | 904 | 23 | 6 | Storey Street | J. Mixed | 723 | 27 | 6 |
| Girls | 1056 | 19 | 1 | S. Mixed | 940 | 34 | 27 | ||
| Boys | 1012 | — | - | Silvertown R.C. | J. Mixed | 425 | 24 | 14 | |
| Hartley | Infants | 945 | 34 | 1 | S. Mixed | 661 | 30 | 26 | |
| J. Girls | 1029 | 54 | 1 | St. Michael's R.C. | Mixed | 295 | 10 | 6 | |
| S. Girls | 915 | 29 | 1 | St. Winefride's R.C. | Mixed | 790 | 40 | 14 | |
| High Street | J. Mixed | 936 | 34 | _ | Vicarage | Infants | 1123 | 45 | 17 |
| S. Mixed | 468 | 11 | - | .T. Girls | 986 | 58 | 18 | ||
| Kensington Avenue | Infants | 911 | 15 | 5 | S. Girls | 776 | 49 | 18 | |
| Junior | 985 | 24 | 5 | "Winsor" | Primary | 1097 | 86 | 12 | |
| Senior | 938 | 29 | 2 | Inter | 764 | 46 | |||
| Lathom Road | Infants | 1126 | 27 | 3 | Wakefield Central | Girls | 190 | 3 | |
| Girls | 1152 | 46 | 3 | Other examinations | 429 | 84 | |||
| Boys | 1184 | 3 | — | ||||||
| Monega Road | Infants | 1014 | 15 | — | Total | 53009 | 1866 | 426 | |
| Girls | 566 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| Boys | 1327 | 4 | - | Per cent. Per cent. | in 1928 | 3.5 3.6 | •8 •7 |