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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 54.
A. - PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS,
| Number of Inspect ions In the prescribed Groups : | • |
| Entrants | 1,832 |
| Second age group | 1,499 |
| Third age group | 752 |
| Total | 4,083 |
| Number of other Periodic Inspections | 3,040 |
| Grand Total | 7,123 |
| B. - OTHER INSPECTIONS. | |
| 6,052 | |
| Total | 13,556 |
| C„ - PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT0 | |
TABLE 55
| Group | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of this other conditions recorded in Table 56A | Total individual pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 8 | 542 | 547 |
| Second age group | 163 | 271 | 395 |
| Third age group | 97 | 82 | 171 |
| Total (prescribed groups) | 268 | 895 | 1,113 |
| Other periodic inspections | 209 | 597 | 667 |
| Grand Total | 477 | 1,492 | 1,780 |
Number of Pupils for whom spectacles were :
(a) Prescribed 888/-
(b) Obtained+ 904/-
+ Information received from the East Ham Executive Council.
i Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the
Supplementary Ophthalmic Services.
GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of Cases Treated
By the
Authority
Otherwise
Received operative treatment :
(a) for diseases of the ear ..
-
1
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis
-
526
(c) for other nose and throat conditions
-
4
Received other forms of treatment
73
507
Total
73
1,038