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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 1938

[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.Gils.
Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.Entrants.Age 7.Age 11.Age 14.
Number examined12711064103311281211110911101137
Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*Cases.*
Malnutrition2216171415154418151413151576
Skin disease43129741310647612111816
Defective teeth—454-311—238—285—483—363—262—313
Enlarged tonsils1555770243081881615194424318147
Adenoids1185311——872—33——
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids513921133366362522138555
Other nose and throat defects124645454931058443
Enlarged glands26106———1—16110142——
Eye disease3121158746427171556576
Vision defect-—-78—111—113—-—91—128—148
Otorrhoea9533——5452431111
Other ear d isease4341-—321—2251——
Defective hearing111--—211—2—2221
Speech defects7—84——21——41111—
Heart defects1011315—7—10—7213—151
Anaemia921—3165626111103
Lung defects301012642112381052152
Nervous defects5-74312—1141077521
Phthisis—-—-————11——2111
Other T. B. disease21--------------
Rickets--5-1—2—11------
Spinal deformities2231111—222144117
Other deformities145125723221858574
Other defects36313425272119153523332024151610
Number of children noted for treatment—561—436—361—401—556—489—405—461

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