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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE II.—(Continued)
| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections | Special Inspectlons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Lungs— | ||||
| (25) Bronchitis | 135 | 100 | 90 | 12 |
| (26) Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 18 | 51 | 35 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| (27) Definite | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| (28) Suspected | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 |
| Non-Pulmonary: | ||||
| (29) Glands | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| (30) Bones and Joints | — | — | 1 | — |
| (31) Skin | — | — | — | — |
| (32) Other Forms | 1 | — | — | — |
| TOTAL (Heads 29 to 32) | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| (33) Epilepsy | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| (34) Chorea | 13 | 16 | 54 | 16 |
| (35) Other Conditions | 38 | 31 | 63 | 7 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| (36) Rickets | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| (37) Spinal Curvature | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| (38) Other Forms | 72 | 33 | 50 | 7 |
| (39) Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Defects of Nutrition Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 404 | 261 | 6880 | 100 |
| Total number of Defects | 2600 | 1348 | 15863 | 267 |
B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age-groups | Number of Children Inspected | A (Excellent) | B (Normal) | c (Slightly subnormal) | D (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 4380 | 539 | 12.31 | 3315 | 75.68 | 504 | 11.5 | 22 | .5 |
| Second Age-group | 3572 | 487 | 13.63 | 2562 | 71.72 | 507 | 14.19 | 16 | .45 |
| Third Age-group | 4088 | 657 | 16.07 | 2940 | 71.92 | 486 | 11.89 | 5 | .12 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 1685 | 379 | 22.49 | 1135 | 67.36 | 170 | 10.09 | 1 | .06 |
| TOTAL | 13725 | 2062 | 15.02 | 9952 | 72.51 | 1667 | 12.15 | 44 | .32 |