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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: TABLE I.RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

TABLE I.

RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.

Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—
Entrants2162
Second Age Group1717
Third Age Group1556
Total5435
Number of other Routine Inspections375
Grand Total5810
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Nun ber of Special Inspections3254
Number of Re-Inspections3063
Total6317

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 (excluding squint)For all other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Entrants6251257
Second Age Group8865153
Third Age Group7743120
Total (Prescribed Groups)171359530
Other Routine Inspections223355
Grand Total193392585

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Note:—No individual child is counted more than once in
any column of this table.