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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TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
| SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. | SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Street R.C. | Infants | 112 | 8 | 20 | 2 | Napier Road | Girls | 438 | 50 | 54 | 6 |
| Mixed. | 155 | 18 | 18 | 5 | Boys | 460 | 10 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Central Park Road | Girls | 482 | 40 | 43 | ... | Infants | 435 | 40 | 53 | 17 | |
| New Beckton | Girls | 234 | 28 | 22 | 4 | ||||||
| Boys | 525 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| Infants | 602 | 20 | 24 | 2 | Boys | 249 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Essex Road | Girls | 338 | 19 | 24 | ... | Infants | 260 | 20 | 29 | 2 | |
| North Woolwich | Mixed | 336 | 33 | 46 | 12 | ||||||
| Boys | 382 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Infants | 244 | 12 | 4 | 1 | Plashet Lane | Girls | 492 | 40 | 78 | 9 | |
| Fourth Avenue | Girls | 471 | 46 | 21 | 5 | ||||||
| Boys | 500 | 8 | 18 | 12 | |||||||
| Boys | 534 | 7 | 2 | ... | Infants | 466 | 20 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Infants | 441 | 35 | 17 | 2 | St. Winefride's R.C. | Mixed | 262 | 15 | 6 | 8 | |
| Hartley Avenue | Girls | 530 | 20 | 68 | ... | ||||||
| Sandringham Road | Girls | 327 | 19 | 24 | ... | ||||||
| Boys | 545 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| Infants | 542 | 35 | 23 | 2 | Boys | 389 | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| High Street | Girls | 315 | 20 | 28 | 2 | Infants | 244 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| Shaftesbury Road | Girls | 525 | 6 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Boys | 329 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
| Infants | 276 | 18 | 30 | 2 | Boys | 470 | 12 | ... | 1 | ||
| Kensington Avenue | Girls | 479 | 24 | 52 | 6 | Infants | 436 | 26 | 2 | ... | |
| Shrewsbury Road | Girls | 387 | 35 | 52 | ... | ||||||
| Boys | 530 | 25 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| Infants | 523 | 30 | 12 | 3 | Boys | 383 | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Lathom Road | Girls | 467 | 36 | 42 | ... | Infants | 299 | 3 | 20 | 5 | |
| Silvertown R.C. | Infants | 260 | 20 | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| Boys | 488 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Infants | 528 | 24 | 14 | 1 | Mixed | 162 | 14 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Manor Park | Girls | 224 | 17 | 26 | 2 | Vicarage Lane | Girls | 313 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
| Boys | 318 | 4 | ... | 1 | Boys | 404 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Infants | 204 | ... | 17 | ... | Infants | 416 | 24 | 18 | 7 | ||
| Monega Road | Girls | 470 | 9 | 13 | Walton Road | Girls | 495 | 35 | 65 | 27 | |
| Boys | 543 | 2 | ... | 2 | Boys | 520 | ... | ... | 20 | ||
| Infants | 513 | 5 | 9 | ... | Infants | 508 | 5 | 52 | 17 |