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East Ham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGES.

5 years.6 years.7 years.13 years.14 years.15 years.Totals.Percentage.
Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls. 1Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
Number examined94493544349475799177481539318625502355......
DEFECTS.
Squint10184922912............25410.981.7
External Eve Disease152271233171223......44521.72.2
Defective Vision—
Number examined..................899722147911861064819......
Slightly defective..................54331581...70416.55.0
Greatly defective..................1569425123...18410617.312.9
Ear Disease—
Discharge1011484...3927621...64482.52.03
Deafness7139101...62451151...91733.53.1
Defective Speech2314731117662......54262.11.1
Disease of Heart91448......1317443...33431.31.8
Disease of I.ungs4217121631261632...186533.32.2
Disease of Nervous System1...32.........1...1......440.150.17
Verminous Head814272559............17350.661.5
Verminous Body71753452............22120.860.51
Defective Clothing21441...2...............950.850.21
Defective Boots.30241317823420............85633.32.6
Defective Nutrition—
Under Normal883533259571611343...1671306.55'5
Bad1042211111.........1580.590.34
Decayed Teeth
1 to 2164188999991632826653514265762225.726.4
3 to 4•22117810210413191561463084452645920.719.5
More than 4.104104586918153630111......2272198.99.3
Tonsils—
Slightly enlarged93102426111105155641...2042328.09.8
Greatly enlarged13211693510121.........43471.71.9
Adenoids6767384298222051111421395.55.9
Enlarged Glands8079313243292846......1481485.86.2
Nose Defects835834275231124.........157996.14.2
Mental Defects—
Number examined2822831281445490374015093......14681264......
Dull121.0157.........951332514......14716410.012.9
Deficient2............17211......1040.690.32
Deformities1449"73...2728831...62422.41.7
RiDgworm23231...3...1.........960.350.25
Scabies................................................
Impetigo141i1...2...............550.190.21
Tuberculosis—
Glandular5741......21...1......11100.430.42
Osseous213......3......1......820.310.09
Pulmonary1124......592.........10140.390.59
Anaemia121294...4522...126251.021.06
Mouth Breathers5637222356131331...298823. 93.4
Other Diseases179734151262......4o301.71.3