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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: TABLE II.— (Continued)

TABLE II.— (Continued)

Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Disease or DefectRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Tuberculosis— Pulmonary: Definite11–82–
Suspected21852159
Non-Pulmonary : Glands3189
Hip1–110
Other Bones and Joints—–1–
Skin Other Forms321—
Nervous System— Epilepsy48219
Chorea107236
Other Conditions34392019
Deformities— Rickets661
Spinal Curvature14125–
Other Forms23163536
Other Defects and Diseases280794,41458

Table: B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases):—

B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases):—

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
(l)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups—
Entrants6,8272,11330.9
Intermediates4,2031,18328.1
Leavers5,9121,25821.3
Total (Code Groups)16,9424,55426.9
Other routine Inspections975323.3