London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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detecting children who require treatment-namely, by routine
medical inspection at long-term intervals in the school life of the
Table V.
Routine and special inspections.
| Year | School population (*) | Routine inspections. (†) | Special inspections. | Re-inspections. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate percent. | No. | Rate percent. | |||
| 1928 | 48,939 | 19,861 | 40.6 | 17,334 | 35.4 | 7,069 |
| 1929 | 47,278 | 17,071 | 36.1 | 15,654 | 33.1 | 7,335 |
| 1930 | 46,511 | 17,516 | 37.7 | 15,508 | 33.3 | 7,966 |
| 1931 | 45,911 | 18,807 | 41.0 | 9,843 | 21.4 | 9,825 |
| 1932 | 45,282 | 19,837 | 43.8 | 17,420 | 38.5 | 9,965 |
| 1933 | 44,720 | 17,164 | 38.4 | 18,593 | 41.6 | 7,451 |
| 1934 | 43,227 | 14,558 | 33.7 | 15,776 | 36.5 | 6,638 |
| 1935 | 40,625 | 15,440 | 38.0 | 15,609 | 38.4 | 7,243 |
| 1936 | 38,434 | 13,725 | 35.7 | 16,016 | 41.7 | 5,733 |
| 1937 | 36,082 | 14,340 | 39.7 | 16,062 | 44.5 | 7,452 |
(*) The "school population" is that given by the Chief Medical Officer of the Board of
Education in liis Report for the year indicated.
(†) Includes "other routine inspections."
Table VI.
Defects found which required treatment.
| Year | At routine examination | At special examination. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage.* | No. | Percentage.* | |
| 1928 | 6,424 | 13.1 | 13,178 | 26.9 |
| 1929 | 4,095 | 8.7 | 13,711 | 29.0 |
| 1930 | 4,513 | 9.7 | 13,880 | 29.8 |
| 1931 | 5,456 | 11.9 | 13,432 | 29.3 |
| 1932 | 5,164 | 11.4 | 14,986 | 33.1 |
| 1933 | 3,614 | 8.1 | 14,927 | 33.4 |
| 1934 | 3,001 | 6.9 | 14,978 | 346 |
| 1935 | 2,774 | 6.8 | 15,327 | 37.7 |
| 1936 | 2,600 | 6.8 | 15,863 | 41.3 |
| 1937 | 2,802 | 7.8 | 17,177 | 47.6 |
* The percentages in these columns are calculated on the school populations
given in Table V.
individual—has perhaps outlived its usefulness. There is no
doubt that this method has given good results in the past, but
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