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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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(a) Uncleanliness.
The School Nurses have carried out 3 cleanliness surveys
of all the children in the elementary schools during the year 1930.
During the year the School Nurses made 51,607
tions, as compared with 53,009 in 1929. Of this number 510
children showed vermin and many nits in the hair (426 in 1929),
whilst 1,844 children showed only a few nits (1,866 in 1929).
Comparative table:—
| Year | Number Examined | Number with Nits | Number with Head Vermin | No. of Exclusion Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 58,683 | 2,527 | 668 | 49 |
| 1927 | 58,588 | 2,140 | 479 | 50 |
| 1928 | 55,351 | 2,020 | 387 | 40 |
| 1929 | 53,009 | 1,866 | 426 | 26 |
| 1930 | 51,607 | 1,844 | 510 | 60 |