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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

Hackney 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: 2.—Examination of Elementary School Children in Hackney.

2.—Examination of Elementary School Children in Hackney.

Boys.Girls.
Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.
Number examined157584912501354139478212471326
Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*
Malnutrition393217162120141216165425241313
Skin disease20114212573149749687
Defective teeth—623_228_326—343—572—213—323—351
Enlarged tonsils19489581940917916855632747162311
Adenoids11773111—1310311—1—
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids11891201514143378661613161466
Other nose and throat defects2510857686104837597
Enlarged glands5210226327—33694741—
Eye disease5641181096823826167221373
Vision defect ..__—63—124—145———87—136—196
Otorrhoea8533113342522—1—
Other ear disease53_—2211421132——
Defective hearing3———113—2—1—152
Speech defects5—2131212—3122——
Heart defects21_1311213—9—103132141
Anaemia842—4252424110432
Lung defects47196162722881022—74
Nervous defects10310373217—5—7343
Phthisis—————————————t———
Other T. B. disease————————————————
Rickets85————1—22——————
Spinal deformities1122821—————622—
Other deformities73611—72744—95108
Other defects .. ..4132181528161384328211141252114
Number of children noted for treatment_808—329—458—479—686—326—489—546

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* Defects, however slight, are included under "cases" ; those severe enough to require treatment are shown under *.