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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.— (Continued)
| Disease or Defect | Routine Inspection! | 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 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Suspected | 28 | 66 | 36 | 13 |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| Glands | 5 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Spine | — | — | — | — |
| Hip | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Other Bones and Joints | — | 1 | _ | _ |
| Skin | 3 | - | - | |
| Other Forms | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Chorea | 5 | 4 | 31 | 6 |
| Other Conditions | 28 | 28 | 34 | 4 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | I | 2 | 5 | _- |
| Spinal Curvature | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Other Forms | 24 | 16 | 35 | 3 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 262 | 77 | 5,306 | 22 |
B. —Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Elementary. Dental Diseases):—
| Group (1) | Number of Children | Percentage of Children found to require treatment (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected (2) | Found to require treatment (3) | ||
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 5,628 | 1,556 | 27.6 |
| Intermediates | 5,447 | 1,432 | 26.3 |
| Leavers | 5,064 | 1,020 | 20.1 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 16,139 | 4,008 | 24.8 |
| Other routine Inspections | 932 | 94 | 10.1 |
| *Same as in Table I (A). Higher Educational Institutions. | |||
| Routines (all ages) | 1375 | 397 | 28.9 |
| Other Routines | 29 | 4 | 13.7 |