Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.— (Continued)
Disease cr Defect | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Defects | No. of Dcfects | |||
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) |
Pulmonary: | ||||
Definite | 10 | 1 | ||
Suspected | 22 | 10 | ||
Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
Glands | 6 | |||
Spine | — | — | — | |
Hip | — | 1 | — | — |
Other Bones and Joints | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Skin | — | — | — | |
Other Forms | — | — | — | — |
Epilepsy | 6 | |||
Chorea | ||||
Other Conditions | 16 | |||
Rickets | 1 | — | ||
Spinal Curvature | 2 | — | — | |
Other Forms | 20 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 354 |
B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases):—
Group | Number of Children | Percentage of Children found to require treatment | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected | Found to require treatment | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Entrants | |||
Leavers | |||
Total (Code Groups) | |||
Other routine Inspections | |||
*Same as in Table I (A). Higher Educational Institutions. | |||
Routines (all ages) | 1480 | 328 | 22.1 |
Other Routines | — | — | - |