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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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Table: TABLE II.— (Continued)

TABLE II.— (Continued)

Defect or Disease.Routine inspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
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 :
Definite—347
Suspected3021294
Non-Pulmonary :
Glands1262
Spine—18—6
Hip—7—2
Other Bones and Joints—9—3
Skin—1—_
Other Forms325—
Nervous System—
Epilepsy67223
Chorea283339
Other Conditions82512628
Deformities—
Rickets21822
Spinal Curvature13114
Other Forms2139148
Other Defects and Diseases496805,965172

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

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

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment.
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups—
Entrants5,6041,28522.9
Intermediates4,7871,22225.6
Leavers6,1721,35021.9
Total (Code Groups)16,5633,85723.3
Other routine Inspections3,27456617.3