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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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Table: TABLE II.— (Continued)

TABLE II.— (Continued)

Disease cr DefectRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Dcfects
Requiring 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:
Definite1019141
Suspected8452210
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands4363
Spine——2—
Hip—1——
Other Bones and Joints—12—
Skin2———
Other Forms————
Nervous System—
Epilepsy63135
Chorea158233
Other Conditions22361625
Deformities—
Rickets321—
Spinal Curvature312——
Other Forms209131
Other Defects and Diseases3541325,46259

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

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

Elementary.

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups—
Entrants6,0941,60826 4
Intermediates5,6011,58528.3
Leavers4 ,4831,11024 7
Total (Code Groups)16,1784,30326 6
Other routine Inspections1338705
*Same as in Table I (A). Higher Educational Institutions.
Routines (all ages)148032822.1
Other Routines——-