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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
| Group. | NUMBER OF CHILDREN. | *Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | *Found to require Treatment. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
| 2,245 | 2,040 | 1,747 | 1,898 | 1,719 | 2,162 | 255 | 250 | 447 | 299 | 234 | 257 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 25.5 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 11.8 | |
| 2,028 | 2,006 | 1,873 | 1,622 | 1,786 | 1,717 | 240 | 230 | 230 | 200 | 189 | 153 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 8.9 | |
| 1,985 | 2,079 | 1,895 | 1,713 | 1,636 | 1,556 | 175 | 180 | 193 | 196 | 208 | 120 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 7.7 | |
| 6,258 | 6,125 | 5,515 | 5,233 | 5,141 | 5,435 | 670 | 660 | 870 | 695 | 631 | 530 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 9.7 | |
"Excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases.