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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
West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Defects referred for Treatment or Observation.
| Condition. | Treatment. |
|---|---|
| Uncleanliness, Body | 1 |
| Malnutrition | 2 |
| Defective Vision | 14 |
| Defective Hearing | 1 |
| Otitis Media | 1 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 3 |
| Other Conditions of Throat | 1 |
| Dental Caries (mainly slight) | 56 |
| Deformities (slight flatfoot) | 3 |
| Anæmia | 1 |
| Heart Disease— | |
| Organic | 2 + 3 specials |
| Functional | 7 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 2 |
The children found defective at the first inspection were
re-inspected in May, 1926, when 41 children were seen.
Treatment.—The same Medical Services are available for
the scholars of this school as for those in the Elementary
Schools. Vision is mainly treated by the Committee's Oculist,
although a few parents prefer to obtain treatment privately.
Other minor ailments are almost entirely treated privately.
Defective Vision.—Referred for treatment, 28, Attended
the Committee's Oculist, 13; of which 12 obtained glasses
and one did not require glasses. Fifteen were treated privately,
of which 14 obtained glasses and one did not require glasses.
Tonsils and Adenoids.—Three cases were recommended
treatment. One had operation.
The following were cured or improved as a result of treatment:—
| Hearing, 3. | Blepharitis, 1. |
| Otorrha, 2 | Anæmia, 1. |
| Cerumen, 1. | Heart Disease, 4. |
| Seborrhœa, 1. | Chest Disease, 5. |
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