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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: D. Classification of the Physical Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups:

D. Classification of the Physical Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups:

Age Groups InspectedNumber of pupils inspectedSatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
No.% of Col.2No.% of Col.2
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Entrants1,9351,93499.951.05
Second Age Group2,7602,75699.864.14
Third Age Group2,4542,45199.883.12
Additional Periodic Inspections1,5651,56499.941.06
Total:8,7148,70599.909.10

Table: TABLE II Verminous Conditions

TABLE II Verminous Conditions

(1) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the school nurses65,913
(2) Number of Individual children found unclean425
(3) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued146
(4) Number of individual children in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued15