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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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| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
| Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| Definite | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suspected | — | — | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| Glands | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bones and Joints | — | — | — | 1 |
| Skin | — | — | — | — |
| Other Forms | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | — | 2 | — | — |
| Chorea | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other Conditions | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 6 | — | — | — |
| Other Forms | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Total | 410 | 137 | 72 | 9 |
B. Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical
Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and
Dental Diseases).
Number of Children Inspected 2488
Number of Children found to require Treatment 312
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