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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Physical Drill is supervised by Sergeant Pritchard (boys)
and the Misses Newmarsh and Hobson (girls). Excellent public
Displays are given from time to time, and are well attended by
parents and others interested.
MUNICIPAL SECONDARY SCHOOL.
(Tennyson Road.)
Two visits of inspection were made during 1928, and the
whole of the pupils examined who had not been inspected within
the previous twelve months.
Age Distribution of Examinees.
| Age in years | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | 47 | 32 |
| 12 | 76 | 62 |
| 13 | 58 | 36 |
| 14 | 28 | 18 |
| 15 | 46 | 39 |
| 16 | 25 | 22 |
| 17 | 23 | 11 |
| 18 | 16 | 9 |
| 19 | 1 | |
| Totals | 331 | 232 |
Attendance of Parents : 170 with Boys; 164 with Girls.
Combined percentage : 60 per cent.
Chief Defects referred for Treatment or Observation.
| Treatment. | Observation. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Unclean Head | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Malnutrition | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Skin Diseases | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| External Eye Disease | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Defective Vision | 37 | 41 | 7 | 4 |
| Nose and Throat | 16 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| Teeth | 43 | 47 | - | - |
| Heart Disease | - | - | 13 | 8 |
| Anaemia and Debility | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Deformities | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases | - | 3 | 1 | - |
Number of boys referred for treatment (all defects) 129.
Number of girls referred for treatment (all defects) 110.
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