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)
Defect or Disease. | Routine inspections | Special Inspections | ||
No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
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) |
Tuberculosis— | ||||
Pulmonary : | ||||
Definite | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Suspected | 30 | 21 | 29 | 4 |
Non-Pulmonary : | ||||
Glands | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Spine | — | 18 | — | 6 |
Hip | — | 7 | — | 2 |
Other Bones and Joints | — | 9 | — | 3 |
Skin | — | 1 | — | _ |
Other Forms | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
Nervous System— | ||||
Epilepsy | 6 | 7 | 22 | 3 |
Chorea | 28 | 3 | 33 | 9 |
Other Conditions | 82 | 51 | 26 | 28 |
Deformities— | ||||
Rickets | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
Spinal Curvature | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Other Forms | 21 | 39 | 14 | 8 |
Other Defects and Diseases | 496 | 80 | 5,965 | 172 |
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) |
Code Groups— | |||
Entrants | 5,604 | 1,285 | 22.9 |
Intermediates | 4,787 | 1,222 | 25.6 |
Leavers | 6,172 | 1,350 | 21.9 |
Total (Code Groups) | 16,563 | 3,857 | 23.3 |
Other routine Inspections | 3,274 | 566 | 17.3 |