London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| defect or disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||||
| Requiring Treatment (2) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (3) | Requiring Treatment. (4) | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. (5) | |||
| Nose and Throat— | ||||||
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 37 | 31 | - | - | ||
| Adenoids only | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Chronic Tonsillitis & Adenoids | 8 | - | - | - | ||
| Other Conditions | 3 | - | 2 | - | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | - | 5 | - | - | ||
| Defective Speech | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||||
| Heart Disease: | ||||||
| Organic | 8 | 9 | - | 1 | ||
| Functional | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| Anaemia | 4 | 1 | - | - | ||
| Lungs— | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | ||
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis— | ||||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||||
| Definite | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| Suspected | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||||
| Glands | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | ||
| Skin | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Forms | - | - | - | - | ||
| Nervous System— | ||||||
| Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chorea | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Conditions | 7 | 5 | - | - | ||
| Deformities— | ||||||
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | ||
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| Other Forms | 3 | 47 | - | - | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 26 | 31 | - | _ | ||
B. Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment
| Number of Children Inspected | 2118 |
| Number of Children found to require Treatment | 524 |
| Percentage of Children found to require Treatment | 24.7 |