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 II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
No. of Pupils I spected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly Sun-normoly | D (Bad) | ||||
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No. | % | No | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
3350 | 412 | 12.3 | 2894 | 86 4 | 44 | 1 3 | — | — |
TABLE III.
GROUP I.— Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness). Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year under the Authority's Scheme 1531.
GROUP II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
Under the Authority's Scheme | |
---|---|
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | 213 |
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 30 |
Total | 243 |
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were (a) Prescribed | 214 |
(b) Obtained | 214 |
GROUP III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. | |
Under the Authority's Scheme | |
Received Operative Treatment | 299 |
Received other forms of Treatment | 3 |
Total number treated | 302 |