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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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TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
| Schools. | Dept. | Number Exam'd | Few Nits | Many Nits and Vermin | Schools. | Dept. | Number Exam'd | Few Nits | Many Nits and Vermin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncga | S. Boys | 701 | - | - | |||||
| Altmore | S. Mixed | 560 | 6 | - | Myope | 36 | 1 | — | |
| Napier | Infants | 523 | 38 | 2 | |||||
| Avenue | Infants | 519 | 18 | 6 | J. Boys | 1177 | 13 | 4 | |
| J. Girls | 754 | 37 | 11 | S. Boys | 736 | 12 | — | ||
| J. Boys | 845 | 29 | 8 | Plashet | Infants | 470 | 17 | — | |
| Brampton | Infants | 1143 | 7 | 2 | J. Boys | 902 | 14 | — | |
| J. Girls | 1274 | 35 | 1 | S. Boys | 589 | 1 | — | ||
| S. Girls | 735 | 7 | — | Salisbury | Infants | 563 | 13 | — | |
| Castle Street R.C. | Mixed | 563 | 16 | — | J. Mixed | 1055 | 24 | 2 | |
| Central Park | Infants | 661 | 12 | — | S. Mixed | 655 | 6 | — | |
| J. Boys | 1274 | — | 1 | Sandringham | Infants | 559 | 6 | 4 | |
| S. Boys | 714 | — | — | J. Mixed | 910 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Cornwell | Infants | 1071 | 141 | 7 | Sandringham | Central | 409 | — | 2 |
| S. Girls | 795 | 86 | 4 | Shaftesbury | Infants | 878 | 20 | — | |
| S. Boys | 681 | 10 | — | J. Girls | 1037 | 36 | — | ||
| Dersingham | Mixed | 783 | 118 | — | S. Girls | 679 | 13 | — | |
| Essex | Infants | 691 | 23 | 5 | Shrewsbury | Special | 154 | 12 | — |
| J. Boys | 1010 | 10 | — | Silvertown | J. Mixed | 280 | 18 | — | |
| S. Boys | 472 | 2 | — | S. Mixed | 536 | 23 | — | ||
| Hartley | Infants | 677 | 17 | — | Storey Street | J. Mixed | 321 | 20 | — |
| J. Girls | 885 | 45 | 3 | S. Mixed | 725 | 40 | 2 | ||
| S. Girls | 608 | 23 | — | St. Michael's R.C. | Mixed | 451 | 28 | 1 | |
| Kensington | Infants | 525 | 9 | 4 | St. Winifride's R.C. | Mixed | 762 | 67 | 3 |
| J. Girls | 1053 | 53 | 15 | Vicarage | Infants | 757 | 47 | 33 | |
| S. Girls | 582 | 13 | 3 | J. Girls | 1127 | 104 | 6 | ||
| Lathom | Infants | 818 | 3 | — | S. Girls | 622 | 4 | 3 | |
| J. Girls | 853 | 19 | 4 | Wakefield C. | Girls | 209 | 1 | — | |
| J. Boys | 887 | 1 | — | Boys | 195 | — | — | ||
| Monega | Infants | 790 | 8 | 1 | Grammar | Girls | 495 | — | — |
| J. Boys | 989 | 2 | 1 | Total Per cent.Per cent. | 41725 in 1937 in 1936 | 1349 3.23 3.06 | 146 0.3 0.3 |