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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Chief delects referred for Treatment or Observation.
| Unclean Head | 19 | Other Ear Diseases | 4 |
| Unclean Body | 5 | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 2 |
| Scabies | 1 | ||
| Other Skin Diseases | 10 | Other Conditions Nose and Throat | 1 |
| Blepharitis | 2 | ||
| Defective Vision | 15 | Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 24 |
| Squint | Other Defects and Diseases | 1 | |
| Otitis Media | 3 |
| Malnutrition | 90 | Heart Disease— Organic | 15 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 1 | ||
| Defective Vision | 30 | Functional | 4 |
| Squint | 12 | Anaemia | |
| Other Eye Conditions | 1 | Other Disease of Lungs | 1 |
| Defective Hearing | 18 | T.B. Spine | 15 |
| Otitis Media | 3 | T.B. Hip | 6 |
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 20 | T.B. other Bones and Joints | 9 |
| Adenoids only | 6 | ||
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 13 | Epilepsy | 3 |
| Other Conditions (Nerves) | 37 | ||
| Other Conditions Nose and Throat | 17 | ||
| Rickets | 3 | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | 20 | Spinal Curvature | 5 |
| Other Forms Deformities | 14 | ||
| Defective Speech | 24 | ||
| Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 50 | Other Defects and Diseases | 165 |
Two voluntary After-Care Committees sit to consider the
welfare of children who have recently left these schools.
165
The following Table shows the number of defects treated at the Clinics during the year:—
| Scabies | 1 | Other Eye Conditions | 5 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 165 | Defective Hearing | 2 |
| Blepharitis | 1 | Otitis Media | 32 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | Other Ear Diseases | 2 |
| Referred to Oculist | 57 | Other Defects and Diseases | 215 |