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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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SUNLIGHT FIGURES, 1931.
| CONDITION. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| Anæmia | 10 | 18 |
| Debility | 45 | 48 |
| Malnutrition | 16 | 32 |
| Malnutrition and Anæmia | 1 | 1 |
| Malnutrition and Debility | 4 | 2 |
| Debility and Anæmia | 9 | 9 |
| Debility and Catarrh | 3 | 2 |
| Debility and Bronchitis | 1 | 1 |
| Debility and Rheumatism | 1 | — |
| Bronchial Catarrh and Anæmia | 3 | 1 |
| Bronchial Catarrh and Malnutrition | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchial Catarrh and Bronchitis | 21 | 11 |
| Bronchial Citarrh and Cervical Adenitis | 1 | 1 |
| Adenitis | 13 | 11 |
| Alopecia | 1 | 2 |
| Rheumatism | 3 | 3 |
| Pretuberculosis | 2 | 5 |
| Asthma | 2 | 1 |
| Underweight | 6 | 2 |
| Chorea | — | 3 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 1 | — |
| Cough | 2 | 2 |
| Throat | 3 | — |
| Sinus | 1 | 1 |
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 |
| Dermatitis | — | 1 |
| Rickets | 1 | — |
| Paralysis | 1 | — |
| Total | 153 | 159 |
Number of children treated 312 (288 in 1930).
Number of attendances 3,470 (3,917 in 1930).
Average number of attendances
per child 11
Number treated by local
application 15
The daily use of the artificial light apparatus would be a great
asset in our endeavours towards the prevention of ill-health and
disease in early life, and the provision of specific accommodation