London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 42.
A.—
| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of defects | No. of defects | |||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |
| Skin | 64 | 15 | 880 | 38 |
| Eyes—a. Vision | 200 | 184 | 170 | 126 |
| b. Squint | 5 | 15 | 14 | 26 |
| c. Other | 50 | 86 | 169 | 122 |
| Ears—a. Hearing | 7 | 5 | 34 | 15 |
| b. Otitis Media | 4 | 3 | 44 | 4 |
| c. Other | 20 | 9 | 127 | 23 |
| Nose or Throat | 401 | 399 | 1,139 | 538 |
| Speech | 8 | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| Cervical Glands | 8 | 13 | 60 | 24 |
| Heart and Circulation | 13 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| Lungs | 31 | 34 | 38 | 30 |
| Developmental— | ||||
| a. Hernia | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| b. Other | 8 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| Orthopaedic— | ||||
| a. Posture | 38 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| b. Flat Foot | 39 | 22 | 33 | 35 |
| c. Other | 38 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
| Nervous system— | ||||
| a. Epilepsy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| b. Other | 31 | 30 | 66 | 54 |
| Psychological— | ||||
| a. Development | 12 | 15 | 20 | 24 |
| b. Stability | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Other | 182 | 182 | 1,673 | 303 |
B.—
| Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | c (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,755 | 260 | 14.8 | 1,476 | 84.1 | 19 | 1.1 |
| Second age group | 2,910 | 334 | 11.5 | 2,535 | 87.1 | 41 | 1.4 |
| Third age group | 1,368 | 115 | 8.4 | 1,241 | 90.7 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 6,033 | 709 | 11.7 | 5,252 | 87.1 | 72 | 1.2 |