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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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A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1933.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
| 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 ? observation, but not requiring treatment | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Malnutrition | 275 | 60 | 9 | 15 |
| SKIN— | ||||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 1 | — | 27 | — |
| ,, Body | 2 | - | 115 | 1 |
| Scabies | 13 | 204 | — | |
| Impetigo | 30 | - | 1,043 | — |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 89 | 20 | 1,926 | |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 55 | 3 | 316 | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | 33 | 1 | 665 | — |
| Keratitis | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| Corneal Opacities | 4 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Defective Vision (Excluding Squint) | 992 | 232 | 987 | 20 |
| Squint | 145 | 10 | 219 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 10 | 7 | 267 | 2 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | 51 | 14 | 104 | 8 |
| Otitis Media | 110 | 25 | 714 | 3 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 39 | 6 | 413 | 1 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 464 | 341 | 241 | 2 |
| Adenoids only | 21 | 10 | 26 | 1 |
| ChronicTonsillitis&Adenoids | 297 | 63 | 248 | 4 |
| Other Conditions | 75 | 25 | 159 | 2 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | ||||
| (Non-Tuberculous) | 23 | 33 | 228 | 6 |
| Defective Speech | 10 | 22 | 89 | 11 |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease—Organic | 25 | 112 | 58 | 27 |
| ,, Functional | _ | 92 | 2 | 16 |
| Anaemia | 168 | 91 | 130 | 58 |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bonchitis Other Non -Tuberculous | 178 | 87 | 66 | 17 |
| Diseases | 10 | 19 | 16 | 1 |