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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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective. (contd.) | Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Tuberculosis of other organs (skin, etc). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | — | — | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Delicate Children, i.e., all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School. | At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | — | — | |
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 100 | 58 | 158 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 34 | 7 | 41 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life. | At Certified Hospital Schools | — | 1 | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 31 | 29 | 60 | ||
| At other Institutions | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Children with heart disease, i.e. children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 3 | _ | 3 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | _ | _ | _ | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 11 | 10 | 21 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | _ | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 19 | 24 | 43 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 4 | 3 | 7 |