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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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 Head. | Vermin of Body. | Clothing Insufficient. | Clothing very Dirty. | Boots Defective. | Nutrition under Normal. | Teeth Decayed 3 or less. | Teeth Decayed 4 or more. | Tonsils Enlarged. | Tonsils much enlarged. | Adenoids. | Mentally Dull. | Mentally Defective. | Rickets. | Deformities. | Infectious Diseases. | Ringworm and other Skin diseases. | Notices sent to Parents. |
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Central Park | Infants | 130 | ... | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 37 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 21 |
Boys | 105 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | ||
Girls | 114 | 11 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 31 | ||
High Street | Infants | 71 | ... | 2 | ... | l | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 23 |
Boys | 75 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | |
Girls | 104 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 21 | |
Napier Road | Infants | 174 | ... | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 37 |
Boys | 179- | 14 | 8 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 78 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 19 | ... | ... | 4 | l | 5 | 34 | |
Girls | 143 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 5/ | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 17 | ... | ... | I | 1 | ... | 34 | |
North Woolwich | Infants | 138 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
New Beckton | Infants | 180 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Boys | 82 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | |
Girls | 30 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | |
Plashet Lane. | Infants | 114 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
Boys | 236 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 25 | 107 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 23 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 48 | |
Girls | 71 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 30 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 32 | |
Walton Road | Infants | 199 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 26 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
Boys | 147 | 15 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 60 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 46 | |
Girls | 112 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 24 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 42 | |
Castle Street R.C. | Infants | 36 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 |
Boys | 24 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Girls | 30 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
Silvertown R.C. | Infants | 65 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Boys | 33 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
Girls | 28 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | |
Total | 2520 | 162 | 67 | 7 | 53 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 95 | 20 | 32 | 53 | 126 | 143 | 942 | 533 | 289 | 115 | 41 | 183 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 55 | 659 |