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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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TABLE III.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epileptics | Suffering from severe epilepsy. | At Certified Schools for Epileptics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | |||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Suffering from epilepsy which is not severe. | At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | |
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Active pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands.) | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Physically Defective. | Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands.) | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | — | 2 |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 23 | 12 | 35 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tuberculosis of the peripheral glands. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Min istry of Health or the Board | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 35 | 21 | 56 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Abdominal tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 |