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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Summary of the Work Performed in the School Medical Service since its Inception.
1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |
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Medical inspection | Routine | 3,623 | 2,520 | 4,652 | 4,657 | 4,905 | 7,881 | 6,845 | 3,543 | 4,011 | 4,749 | 5,872 | 6,520 | 10,545 | 6,569 | 8,705 | 8,705 | 8,993 | 6,480 | 8,973 | 7,567 | 7,315 | 2,538 | 7,311 | 7,226 |
Special | 336 | 298 | 339 | 631 | 527 | 458 | 199 | 907 | Nil. | Nil. | 645 | 872 | 3,898 | 3,252 | 3,869 | 3,129 | 3,489 | 3,660 | 3,885 | 3,984 | 3,877 | 2,538 | 2,705 | 2,732 | |
Re-inspection | Nil. | Nil. | 476 | 973 | 1,189 | 1,397 | 1,033 | 95 | 1,931 | 1,180 | 496 | 2,950 | 3,391 | 2,201 | 2,956 | 3,951 | 3,784 | 4,659 | 4,124 | 4,030 | 4,745 | 3,524 | 2,831 | 2,700 | |
Medical Consultations at the School Clinics | Nil. | Nil. | 1,275 | 3,801 | 5,626 | 5,885 | 4,591 | 4,915 | 4,338 | 3,099 | 2,462 | 6,961 | 5,831 | 6,113 | 10,982 | 13,080 | 13,445 | 14,575 | 13,530 | 16,533 | 15,675 | 14,490 | 13,241 | 16,122 | |
Attendances for Treatment at School Clinics | Nil. | Nil. | 800 | 2,914 | 2,815 | 1,737 | 3,457 | 7,050 | 5,900 | 3,091 | 5,788 | 11,017 | 8,422 | 8,036 | 16,616 | 18,319 | 18,665 | 15,810 | 14,873 | 19,140 | 18,517 | 16,976 | 15,180 | 12,819 | |
Number of Children Inspected by School Dental Surgeons | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 3,215 | 910 | 1,718 | 1,250 | 2,284 | 2,583 | 3,523 | 6,844 | 11,224 | 10,624 | 9,664 | 9,192 | 9,270 | 9,665 | 9,911 | 10,033 | 13,053 | 13,800 | 13,471 | 12,164 | |
Number of Children Treated by School Dental Surgeons | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 934 | 565 | 670 | 857 | 1,290 | 1,375 | 1,932 | 3,245 | 2,071 | 2,076 | 2,191 | 2,187 | 2,018 | 1,929 | 2,118 | 2,040 | 3,454 | 3,167 | 3,258 | 3,214 | |
Number of Children Treated by School Oculist | Nil. | Nil. | 131 | 308 | 355 | 474 | 612 | 446 | 619 | 759 | 750 | 526 | 542 | 605 | 522 | 685 | 890 | 762 | 656 | 688 | 565 | 557 | 626 | 594 | |
Number of Children Treated by Aural Surgeon | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 374 | 282 | 318 | 398 | 437 | 473 | 355 | 372 | 558 | 489 | 467 | 453 | |
Cleanliness Inspections by School Nurses | Nil. | 1,142 | 24,014 | 23,386 | 22,983 | 15,209 | 13,372 | 21,475 | 22,308 | 37,742 | 46,733 | 60,394 | 49,452 | 65,464 | 62,207 | 57,936 | 58,090 | 58,683 | 58,588 | 55,351 | 53,009 | 51,607 | 48,607 | 50,513 | |
Visits to Homes made by School Nurses | 600 | 940 | 1,002 | 1,254 | 943 | 878 | 511 | 485 | 375 | 1,017 | 1,643 | 2,925 | 2,776 | 2,912 | 2,919 | 3,541 | 3,840 | 4,948 | 4,547 | 4,239 | 3,824 | 3,479 | 3,081 | 3,078 | |
Attendances at the Light Clinic | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. | 2,706 | 3,206 | 3,922 | 3,917 | 3,470 | 3,928 |