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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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Table: TABLE II.— continued.

TABLE II.— continued.

Defect or diseaseElementary schoolsSecondary schools
Routine inspectionsSpecial inspectionsRoutine inspectionsSpecial inspections
No. of defectsNo. of defectsNo. of defectsNo. of defects
Requiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatmentRequiring treatmentRequiring to be kept' under observation but not requiring treatment
Defective speech9253415—1——
Heart and circulation:
Heart disease :
Organic741014916120——
Functional—3981—10——
Anæmia7917793286——
Lungs :
Bronchitis1119292212——_
Other non-tuberculous disease314342511——
Tuberculosis :
Pulmonary :
Definite—1013————_
Suspected211113————
Non-Pulmonary :
Glands88262—1——
Bones and joints——9—————
Skin————————
Other forms————————
Total (non-pulm. tuberculosis)88282—1——
Nervous system :
Epilepsy611178—21—
Chorea1014283—1——
Other conditions362568224——_
Deformities :
Rickets101171————
Spinal curvature3168181——_
Other forms51494962062—_
Other defects and diseases (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and dental diseases)4462548,92333473421—
Total number of defects2,8021,19117,17711954413089—