London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-groups. | Number of children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| All Ages | 425 | 42 | 9.87 | 369 | 86.82 | 14 | 3.29 | — | — |
| Other Routine Inspe ctions | 591 | 73 | 12.35 | 509 | 86.12 | 8 | 1.35 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Total ... | 1,016 | 115 | 11.32 | 878 | 86.41 | 22 | 2.16 | 1 | 0.09 |
TABLE IV.
TREATMENT TABLES GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI)
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| B | G | B | G | B | G | |
| (i). X-Ray Treatment. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (ii.) Other | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ringworm-Body | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scabies | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Impetigo | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other skin disease | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | — | – | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Total | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |