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 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 |