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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TABLE III Verminous Conditions
(1) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the | 68,974 |
(2) Number of individual children found unclean | 765 |
(3) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued | 275 |
(1) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued | 18 |
TABLE IV Defects Treated Group 1, Diseases of the Skin (excluding uncleanliness)
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Ringworm Scalp | - | 1 |
Ringworm Body | 3 | - |
Scabies | 6 | |
Impetigo | 59 | 7 |
Other Skin Diseases | 845 | 9*+ |
Totals | 913 |
Group 2. Diseases of the Eye, Defective Vision and Squint
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 192 | |
Errors of refraction (including squint) | - | 1,419 |
Total: | 192 | 1,448 |
Group 3, Diseases and Defects of the Ear, Nose and Throat
Number of eases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
(a) For diseases of the ear | - | - |
(b) For adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 248 |
(c) For other nose and throat cond it ions | - | - |
Received other forms of treatment | 156 | 381 |
Total; | 156 |
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