Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE I.
RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups—
| Entrants | 1401 |
| Second Age Group | 1427 |
| Third Age Group | 1268 |
| Total | 4096 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 328 |
| Grand Total | 4424 |
B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
| Number of Special Inspections | 3762 |
| Number of Re-Inspections | 3385 |
| Total | 7147 |
C.— CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.
Number of
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For all other conditions recorded in Table 11A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Entrants | 1 | 244 | 245 |
| Second Age Group | 75 | 119 | 185 |
| Third Age Group | 65 | 82 | 134 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 141 | 445 | 564 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 14 | 18 | 28 |
| Grand Total | 155 | 463 | 592 |
Note:—No individual child is counted more than once in
any column of this table.