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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Age | Number Examined |
|---|---|
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | ,13 |
| 9 | 26 |
| 10 | 34 |
| 11 | 34 |
| 12 | 44 |
| 13 | 43 |
| 14 | 21 |
| 15 | 11 |
| Total | 240 |
| Attandance of parents ,65% | |
Treatment
| Malnutrition | 2 | Defective Vision | 16 |
| Unclean Head | 22 | Squint | 1 |
| Unclean Body | 9 | Other Eye Conditions | 1 |
| Scabies | 2 | Otitis Media | 3 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 5 | Other Ear Diseases | 3 |
| Blepharitis | 1 | Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 16 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | Anaemia | 2 |
| Malnutrition | 68 | Teeth—Oral Sepsis | 37 |
| Corneal Opacities | 1 | Heart Disease— | |
| Defective Vision | 23 | Organic | 10 |
| Squint | 16 | Functional | 1 |
| Keratitis | 1 | Anaemia | 5 |
| Other Eye Conditions | 2 | Other Disease of Lungs | 1 |
| Defective Hearing | 14 | T.B. Spine | 16 |
| Otitis Media | 3 | T.B. Hip | 11 |
| Other Ear Disease | 1 | T.B. other Bones and Joints | 5 |
| Enlarged Tonsils only | 23 | ||
| Adenoids only | 4 | Other Conditions (Nerves) | 31 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 8 | ||
| Rickets | 3 | ||
| Other Conditions Nose and Throat | 5 | Spinal Curvature | 9 |
| Other Forms Deformities | 13 | ||
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | 10 | ||
| Other Defects and Diseases | 9 | ||
| Defective Speech | 24 |