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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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Table: TABLE II.— (Continued)

TABLE II.— (Continued)

Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to he kept under observation, but not requiring treatment
(l)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary:
Definite—20524
Suspected15765
Non-Pulmonary:
Glands4512
Bones and Joints—2—2
Skin141-
Other Forms-5--
Nervous System—
Epilepsy11091
Chorea158542
Other Conditions4234649
Deformities—
Rickets—3—-
Spinal Curvature131246
Other Forms5048444
Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)3361846,46268
Total3001156314978346

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 Children
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)
Prescribed Groups:—
Entrants4456847
Second Age Group4030893
Third Age Group4430930
Total (Prescribed Groups)129162670
Other Routine Inspections1642102
Grand Total145582772