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 East Ham]
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DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SCHOOLS.
Schools. | Department. | Number Examined. | Vision defective. | Squint and External Eye Disease. | Hearing Defective. | Ear Discharge. | Speech Defective. | Heart Affections. | Tuberculosis (all forms.) | Disease of Nervous System. | Vermin of nead. | Vermin of Body. | Clothing Insufficient. | Clolhing very Dirty. | Boots Defective." | Nutrition Defective. | Teeth Decayed 3 or less. | Teeth Dccayed 4 or more. | Tonsils Enlarged. | Tonsils much enlarged. | Adenoids. | Mentally Dull. | Mentally Defective. | Rickets. | Deformities. | Infectious Di-eases. | Ringworm and other Skin disea-cs. | Notice- sent to parents. |
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Central Park | Infants | 68 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Boys | 49 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Girls | 24 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | |
Essex Road | Infants | 121 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Boys | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Girls | 46 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Fourth Avenue | Infants | 14 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 53 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 |
Boys | 52 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | ||
Girls | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 10 | |
Hartley Avenue | Infants | 200 | ... | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 17 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
Boys | 113 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
Girls | 133 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 57 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 17 | |
High Street | Infants | l05 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ... | 49 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 26 |
Boys | 27 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Girls | 23 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | |
Kensington Avenue. | Infants | 171 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 58 | 54 | 44 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
Boys | 137 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 14 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 6 | 44 | |
Girls | 116 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | I | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 55 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
Lathom Road | Infants | 179 | ... | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
Boys | 23 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Girls | 20 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | |
Manor Park | Infants | 91 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 28 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 26 |
Boys | 33 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 12 | |
Girls | 23 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Monega Road | Infants | 132 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 35 | ||||||
Boys | 34 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 20 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | |
Girls | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Napier Road | Infants | 93 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 6 | 10 | ... | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 35 |
Boys | 32 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
Girls | 23 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
New Beckton | Infants | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Boys | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | |
Girls | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
North WooLwich | Infants | 40 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ... | 12 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Plashet Lane | Infants | 99 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
Boys | 83 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Girls | 20 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | ... | ... | 2 | |
Sandringiiam Road | Infants | 112 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Boys | 27 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Girls | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Shaftesbury Road | Infants | 196 | ... | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ... | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 73 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 31 |
Boys | 182 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 9 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 72 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 43 | |
Girls | 107 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 51 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 25 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 37 | |
Shrewsbury Road | Infants | 76 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 |
Boys | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |||
Girls | 24 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Vicarage Lane | Infants | 66 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 |
Walton Road | Infants | 108 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 21 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
Boys | 19 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
Girls | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Casti.e Street R.C. | Infants | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Boys | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Girls | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
sllvertown R.C. | Infants | 40 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
Boys | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Girls | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
St. Winefride's R.C | Infants | 24 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 |
Boy s | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Girls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Total | 3623 | 137 | 147 | 52 | 79 | 75 | 119 | 27 | 10 | 156 | 79 | 40 | 74 | 164 | 46 | 1313 | 927 | 569 | 223 | 175 | 182 | 21 | 85 | 99 | 47 | 94 | 875 |