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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE I.RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—

TABLE I.

RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—

Entrants1,719
Second Age Group1,786
Third Age Group1,636
Total5,141
Number of other Routine Inspections411
Grand Total5,552
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Nun ber of Special Inspections3,485
Number of Re-Inspections3,664
Total7,149

Table: C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.Number of individual childrenfound at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.

Number of individual childrenfound at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

GroupFor defective vision (xcluding squint)For all other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal
(l)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants-234234
Second Age Group92138189
Third Age Group85168208
Total (Prescribed Groups)177540631
Other Routine Inspections564682
Grand Total233586713