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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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Croup VI.— Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during
the year by the School Nurses 9.8
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by School Nurses G6038
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 965
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority Nil
(v) Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were
taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws Nil
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION.

Table: TABLE II.A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

TABLE II.

A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

DEFECT OR DISEASE.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation. but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requirin Treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition632-
Skin—
Ringworm
Scalp----
Body----
Scabies---1
Impetigo2---
Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous)1721-
Eye—
Blepharitis----
Conjunctivitis----
Keratitis----
Corneal Opacities-7--
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)39518671
Squint66--
Other Conditions----
Ear—
Defective Hearing56--
Otitis Media12---
Other Ear Diseases1---