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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Attendance of Parents : 5 with boys, 26 with girls (combined,
percentage 29.7).
Chief Defects referred for Treatment.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Defective Vision | 3 | 5 |
| Teeth | 3 | 1 |
| Anaemia | — | 1 |
| Nose and Throat | 1 | — |
| Epilepsy ... | — | 1 |
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | 2 |
| Other Conditions | 3 | — |
Recommendations and advice re individual scholars left with
the Head Teacher as follows :—
Vision, 8. Epilepsy, 1.
Spinal Curvature, 3. Defective Colour Vision, 2 (boys).
Re-inspection.
Vision. Two boys and two girls were prescribed glasses, and
all obtained them. Four pupils failed to attend the Eye Clinic.
Teeth. Three boys obtained dental treatment.
Spina! Curvature. Treatment continued in the three cases, all
improved.
Other Conditions. Referred for treatment were remedied
privately.
The Entrants were examined in October, 1930, the numbers examined and those found to be defective being as follows :—
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | No. Defective. | No. Examinee | No. Defective. | ||||
| 76 | 25 | 38 | 18 | ||||
| Parents present: | Parents present: | ||||||
| 59 | 33 | ||||||
| The chief defects requiring treatment and observation were: | |||||||
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | ||||||
| Treatment. | Observation. | Treatment. | Observation. | ||||
| Malnutrition | 1 | 3 | — | — | |||
| Defective Vision | 11 | 1 | 9 | — | |||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Defective Speech | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| Oral Sepsis | 4 | — | 5 | — | |||
| Organic Heart Disease | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Non Pul. T.B. (glands) | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Deformity | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Other Defects | 3 | — | 2 | — | |||
| Acne | — | — | 3 | — | |||
| Blepharitis | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Anaemia | - | — | 1 | — | |||
| Spinal Curvature | - | — | 5 | — | |||
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