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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 1935

[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 InspectionSpecial Inspection
No. of DefectsNo. of Defect
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiting to be kept uudsf observation, but not requiring treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Lungs—
(25) Bronchitis12417911313
(26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases2264156
Tuberculosis—
Pulmonary:
(27) Definite11I1
(28) Suspected1924525
Non-Pulmonary:
(29) Glands7662
(30) Bones and Joints—1—1
(31) Skin—2——
(32) Other Forms————
TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32)7963
Nervous System
(33) Epilepsy312911
(34) Chorea21212716
(35) Other Conditions27405625
Deformities—
(36) Rickets36—1
(37) Spinal Curvature2746—
(38) Other Forms5361516
(39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)464404663865
Total2774192415327332

Table: B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Croups.

B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Croups.

Age-groupsNumber of Children InspectedA (Excellent)T? (Normal)(Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
No.%No.%No.or /oNo.%
Entrants487166613.67360974.09|56011.536.74
Second Age-group398452313.12296374.3745711.47411.03
Third Age-group490787617.85352571.844649.4542.85
Other Routine Inspections167836621.81118670.681146.7912.71
TOTAL15440243115.741128273.08159510.331311.84