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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Dealing with these re-inspections, twenty-seven home visits
were made by the School Nurse.
This examination ("Leavers") is a most unsatisfactory one.
The moment the pupils leave school, the majority requiring treatment
fail to carry out the recommendations which have been made
for their henefit
The entrants were examined at the new premises in Carter Road in November, 1932. The following constitutes a resume of this examination.
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | No. Defective. | No. Examined. | No. Defective. |
| 102 | 21 | 105 | 15 |
| Parents present: Boys, 88. Girls, 89. Combined percentage of 85. | |||
Chief Defects referred for Treatment or Observation.
Malnutrition 1
Acne 1
Defective Vision 34
Enlarged Tonsils 8
Enlarged Tonsils and
Adenoids 3
Squint 1
Otitis Media 3
Other Throat Conditions 1
Enlarged Cervical Glands 3
Defective Speech 1
Oral Sepsis 1
Organic Heart Disease 1
Bronchitis 1
Deformity 1
Other Defects 1
| Defective Vision: | Thirteen boys and eleven girls prescribed glasses. Twelve boys and ten girls obtained glasses. Four boys and three girls— observation cases, were sent for treatment. |
| Otitis Media: | Improvement in each case. |
| Enlarged Tonsils: | Two cases much better, seven cases much the same. |
| Tonsillitis: | One case recovered. |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands: | No change in one case. |
| Oral Sepsis: | One case, treatment not carried out. |
| Defective Speech: | One case, no change. |
| Acne: | One case, much better. |
| Malnutrition: | One case, improved. |
| Deformity: | One case in statuo Quo. |
| Other Defects: | One case recovered. |