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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| Nature of defect | Higher Education | Central Schools | All Schools | Defects present per 1,000 examined | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal College | West Ilam Secondary School | Plaistow Secondary School | St. Angela's High School | West Ham High School for Girls | Lister Institute | The Grove | The Russell | No. examined | No. showing defects | ||
| Defective vision : | |||||||||||
| 16 | 39 | 46 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 14 | 1,113 | 134 | 120.39 | |
| 19 | 39 | 74 | 24 | 17 | 1,272 | 217 | 170.60 | ||||
| Squint | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2,385 | 4.19 | |
| Other eye conditions | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2,385 | 7 | 2.94 |
| Skin diseases | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2,385 | 27 | 11.32 |
| Enlarged tonsils and (or) adenoids | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2,385 | 17 | 7.13 |
| Other nose and throat conditions | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2,385 | 25 | 10.48 |
| Ear conditions | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2,385 | 7.55 | |
| Chest conditions | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,385 | 2 | 0.84 |
| Nervous conditions | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2,385 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Heart disease | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,385 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Anaemic | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2,385 | 27 | 11.32 | |
| Spinal curvature | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2.385 | 4.19 | |
| Deformities | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2,385 | 17 | 7.13 | |
| Minor orthopaedic defects | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2,385 | 2 | 0.84 |
| Other conditions | 18 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2,385 | 50 | 20.97 |