Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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defect or disease. (1) | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||||
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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 |