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East Ham 1931
[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 | — | — | — | |