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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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointment except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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NAME | QUALIFICATIONS | OFFICES HELD (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated) |
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Total | Male | Female |
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WARDS. | Births | Birth Rate | Deaths | Death Rate | Infant Deaths | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births | Natural increase Births over Deaths | Estimated resident population middle of 1936 |
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Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Under 1 year | 1 year & upwards |
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Year. | Population. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
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Recovered | Relieved | Subsequent failure to attend | Still under treatment | No improvement |
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MONTH | STRATFORD MORTUARY. | CANNING TOWN MORTUARY. | |||||||||||||||||||
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No. of Inquests held on Bodies remaining in Queen Mary's Hospital | No. Received | Males | Females | Over 5 yrs | Under 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner | Sent, in by Police | Sent in on Sanitary Grounds | No. pf Post-Mortems | No. of Inquest | No. Received | Males | Females | Over 5 yrs | Under 5 yrs. | Sent in by Coroner | Sent in by Police | Sent in on Sanitary Grounds | No. of Post-Mortems | No.of Inquests |
Number of Men. | Number of Women. | NumberofChildren. |
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MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||||
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Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic | Maternity | Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic | Born | Mental | Epileptic | Others |
MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||
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Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic | Acute | Sub-acute | Chronic |
MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||
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Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic | Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic | Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic |
MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN | Total | |||||||
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Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic | Chronic Sic | Mental | Epileptic | Chronic Sick | Mental | Epileptic |
Address Where Held | Number of Sessions held weekly (excluding Dental Sessions) | Day and Time of Meeting | Average per Session. | Arrangements for Medical Supervision. | |||
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Centre Attendances. | Medical Consultations. | ||||||
Expectant Mothers | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. |
Institution. | No. of Maternity Beds (Exclusive of isolation and labour ward bods). | No. of Admission, 1936. | |
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Total. | West Ham Residents. |
No. of Beds | No. of cases admitted |
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Where Nursed | Result | |||
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Home | Hospital | West Ham Recovered | Residents. Died |
(a) Puerperal Sepsis. | Where died |
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Nature of Offensive Trade. | No. of Premises licenced |
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Ward | Inspections | Notices served |
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Number of | |||
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Premises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. (6) | ||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Principle Trade. | INFRINGEMENTS. | WARNINGS. | Refused to serve after hours. | Summonses. | |||||||
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No. of Visits. | Notices NOT exhibited. | Open after Hours. | Y.P.s working after hours. | ||||||||
Verbal. | Letters. | ||||||||||
H-H | K | E or F | H or J |
Houses | Persons to be Displaced |
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Area (as shown on map). | Proposed Voluntary organisation. | No. of births in that area during 1935. | No. of births in West Ham during 1935. attended by these midwives. |
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Voluntary Organisation | Number of midwives |
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Articles | Analysed | Genuine | Adulterated | |||
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Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial |
Articles | Analysed | Genuine | Adulterated | |||
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Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial |
Analysed | Genuine | Adulterated | ||||
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Articles | Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial | Official | Unofficial |
Tear. | No. of Samples Examined. | % of Adulteration. |
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Year. | No. of Samples Examined. | % of Adulteration. |
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Class of Animals. | Number Inspected | Affected with T.B. | Affected with Other Diseases. Number Perceutage | ||
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Number | Percentage |
Disease or Condition | Entire Carcases and Viscera | Heads | Tongues | Shins | Clods | Stickings | Briskets | Hearts | Lungs | Diaphragms | Stomachs | Omenta | Intestines | Mesenteries | Livers | Pancreas | Spleens | Kidneys | Kidney Knobs |
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Disease or Condition | Entire Carcases and Viscera | Heads | Tongues | Forequarters | Hindquarters. | Clods | Stickings | Briskets | Flanks | Loins | Rumps | Top Pieces | Hearts | Lungs | Diaphragms | Stomachs | Omenta | Intestines | Mesenteries | Livers | Pancreas | Spleens | Kidneys | Kidney Knobs | Mammary Glands |
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Disease or Condition | Entire Carcases and Viscera | Heads | Tongues | Lungs | Livers |
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Disease or Condition. | Entire Carcases and Viscera | Breasts | Loins | Hearts | Lungs | Livers | Kidneys |
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Disease or Condition | Entire Carcases and Viscera | Heads and Collars | Hands and Springs | Loins | Legs | Hearts | Lungs | Stomachs | Intestines | Mesenteries | Livers | Spleens | Kidneys |
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Class of Animals | Number of Animals affected with T. B. | Sub-Maxillary | Retropharyngeal | Parotid | Pre-Scapular | Pre-Pectoral | Pre-Sternal | Supra-Sternal | Sub-Dorsal | Renal | Lumbar | Iliacs | Pre-Crural | Supra-Mammary or Sup-Inguinal | Ischiatic | Popliteal | Xiphoid | Bronchial | Anterior Mediastinal | Posterior Mediastinal | Gastric | Splenic | Hcpatic | Pancreatic | Mesenteric |
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Class of Animals | Number of Animals affected with T.B. | Vertebrae | Adrenal Bodies | Kidneys (Substance) | Mammary Glands | Pleura | Peritoneum | Hearts | Lungs | Livers | Pancreas | Stomachs | Omenta | Spleens | Intestines | Mesenteries (Surface) | Uteri & Ovaries | Testicle and Penis | ||||||||||
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Pericardium | Epicardium | Myocardium | Endocardium | Pleura | Parenchyma | Capsule | Substance | Capsule | Substance | Outer Surface | Inner Surface | Capsule | Substance | Outer Surface | Inner Surface | Capsule | Substance |
Diseases. | Cases Notified | Removed to Hospital | Total Deaths |
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Sex | All ages | 15-24 | 25—34 | 35—44 | 45-54 | 55—64 | 65—74 | 75 |
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1936 | Admissions. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Paratyphoid. | Typhoid. | Measles. | Pneumonia. | Erysipelas. | Chicken-pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Other Diseases. | Total. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | Pneumonia. | Erysipelas. | Chicken-pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
Day of Illness | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Later |
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Pneumonia. | Whooping Cough. | Erysipelas. | Other Diseases. | Total | ||||||||||
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Year. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. | Ad. | D. |
Type of Disease. | Number of Cases. | % of Total | Deaths. | Fatality Rate. |
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Positive results | Per cent. positive |
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Year | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Men | Women | Children | Total |
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T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | Total |
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T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | Total |
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London. | Middlesex. | Essex. | Surrey. | Kent. | Herts. | Bucks | East Ham. | West Ham. | Croydon. | Total. | Other Places. | Grand Total. |
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Hospital | Syp. | s.c. | New cases | Total | No. of persons | Total attendances | No. of inpatients days | A.B.C. doses given | Pathological examinations | Total | |||||||||
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Gon. | Not V.D. | Ceased to attend | Discharged | Spiro | Gon. | Wass. | Others | ||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) | (a) | (b) |
Year. | New Cases. | Total Venereal Cases. | Total N on-Venereal Cases. | Total Attendances | In-patient days. | Pathological Examinations for | ||||||||||
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Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhoea. | ||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Clinic. | Practitioners. |
Area | No. of patients | Aggregate No. of days in residence | Percentage (days) |
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HEIGHT. | |||||
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Age | Number Examined | 1935 | Average Height in inches. | Number Examined | 1930 Average Height in inches. |
Age | Number Examined | average Weight in lbs. | Number Examined | average Weight lbs. |
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Delects | Treatment | Observation |
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Date Leaving | Age on Leaving | Speech | Attainment | Nature of Employment |
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Breakfast. | Lunch. | Dinner. | Tea. | Supper. |
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Examination | Boys examined | Girls examined | Total | Parents present | Number of Defects | Percentage of Defects |
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Examination | Boys examined | Girls examined | Total | Parents present | N umber Defective | Percentage of Defects |
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Nursery School | Entrants to Elementary Schools |
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Defect | Treatment | Observation |
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Number | Percentage |
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Treatment | Observation |
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Defect | Treatment | Observation |
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Year 1935 | Year 1936 |
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Number | Percentage |
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Number | Percentage |
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Treatment | Observation |
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Number | Percentage |
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Number | Percentage |
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Treatment | Observation |
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Defect | Treatment | Observation |
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Category | Percentage |
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Group. | For defective vision (excluding squint). | For all other conditions recorded in Table II A. | Total. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | ||
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No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspectlons | ||
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No. of Defects | No. of Defects | |||
Requiring treatment | Requiring to he kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring Treatment | ltequirtug to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | c (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total |
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At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted. | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Schools for the Deaf. | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Schools for the Deaf. | At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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Diagnosis. | Boys | Girls |
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At Certified Special Schools | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools | At Public Elementary Schools | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
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Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total |
Number of Defects. | |||||||||||||
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Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated. | |||||||||||
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total number treated. | |||||
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(1) | (2) | ||||||
Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. | Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. | ||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | ||
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No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | |||
Requiring Treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
DEFECT OF DISEASE | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | ||
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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) |
Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | C (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Disease or Defect | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
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Under the Authority's | Otherwise | Total. | |
(l) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. |
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Number of Defects. | |||||||||||||
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Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number treated | |||||||||||
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Under the Authority's Scheme (1) | Otherwise. (2) | Total number treated. | |||||
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Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. | Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Non-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. | ||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |