Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE II.
SECONDARY SCHOOL.
A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1931.
Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||||||
Defect or Disease. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation,but not requiring Treatment. | |||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||
B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | B. | G. | ||
Malnutrition | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Uncleanliness : | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Skin | Ringworm : | ||||||||
Scalp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Body | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Impetigo | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Diseases non-Tuberculous | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Eve | Blepharitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Conjunctivitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Keratitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 20 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Squint | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ear | Defective Hearing | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Otitis Media | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Other Ear Diseases | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | — | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Adenoids only | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Defective Speech | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |