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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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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:
Definite146—
Suspected2228277
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands44131
Bones and Joints—3—1
Skin11——
Other Forms—12—
Nervous System—
Epilepsy311141
Chorea259366
Other Conditions50405912
Deformities—
Rickets2717
Spinal Curvature1837—
Other Forms1814813
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)3401256,439188

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)
Prescribed Groups—
Entrants5,6521,12919 9
Second Age Group4,6981,03822 0
Third Age Group5,19198218 9
Total (Prescribed Groups)15,5413,14920 2
Other routine Inspections1,623975.9