London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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TABLE II. — (Continued)
| Disease or Defect | Routine 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 | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary : | ||||
| Definite | 11 | 7 | 27 | 33 |
| Suspected | 38 | 66 | 24 | 39 |
| Non-Pulmonary : | ||||
| Glands | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Hip | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Other Bones and Joints | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Skin | — | 3 | _ | _ |
| Spine | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Forms | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | 10 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| Chorea | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 28 | 34 | 36 | 20 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Spinal Curvature | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Other Forms | 39 | 20 | 31 | 17 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 331 | 100 | 4,367 | 100 |
B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection (to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and
. Dental Diseases) :—
Elementary.
| Group | Number of Children | Percentage of Children found to requiro treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected | Found to require treatment | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 6,705 | 1,869 | 27.9 |
| Intermediates | 6,464 | 1,661 | 25.7 |
| Leavers | 6,086 | 1,539 | 25.3 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 19,255 | 5,069 | 26.3 |
| Other routine Inspections | 606 | 69 | 11.4 |
| Higher Educational Institutions. | |||
| Routines (all ages) | 1188 | 340 | 28.6 |
| Other Routines | 98 | — | — |