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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
East Ham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DEFECTS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SCHOOLS.
| SCHOOLS. | Sex. | Total NumberExamined. | Squint. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Disease of Ears. | Speech defects. | Disease of Heart. | Disease of Lungs. | Diseases of Nervous System. | Verminous Head. | Verminous Body. | Defective Clothing. | Defective Boots. | Nutrition. | Teeth. | Tonsils. | Adenoids. | Glands. | Nose. | Mental Defects. | Deformities. | Infectious Skin Diseases. | Anaemia. | Mouth-breathers. | Tubercle. | Other Diseases. | |||||||||||||
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| Number Examined. | Slight Defect. | Great Defect. | Discharge. | Deafness. | Under Normal. | Bad. | Decayed. 1—2. | Decayed 3—4. | More than 4. Decayed. | Slightly Enlarged. | Much Enlarged. | Number Examined. | Dull. | Deficient. | Ringworm. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Glandular. | Osseous. | Pulmonary. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Castle Street, R.C | Boys | 20 | 1 | ... | 11 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 20 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Girls | 23 | ... | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Central Park Road | Boys | 122 | 1 | 2 | 02 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 28 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 22 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Girls | 106 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 18 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Essex Road | Boys | 168 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 37 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 168 | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Girls | 139 | 2 | ... | 50 | ... | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 33 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 139 | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Fourth Avenue | Boys | 152 | ... | 3 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 47 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Girls | 118 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | ... | 28 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 17 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Hartley Avenue | Boys | 154 | ... | 2 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 44 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 154 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Girls | 150 | 3 | 4 | 49 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 39 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| High Street | Boys | 70 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Girls | 80 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Higher Elementary | Boys | 33 | ... | ... | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 33 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Girls | 12 | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lathom Road | Boys | 171 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 35 | 56 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 58 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Girls | 147 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 44 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Manor Park | Boys | 181 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 46 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 60 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Girls | 171 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Monega Road | Boys | 100 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 46 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 109 | 19 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Girls | 173 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Napier Road | Boys | 102 | 1 | 5 | 09 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | l | 3 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Girls | 84 | ... | 2 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| New Beckton | Boys | 74 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Girls | 60 | ... | 2 | 36 | 7 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 33 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| North Woolwich | Boys | 40 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Girls | 40 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Kensington Avenue | Boys | 164 | 1 | ... | 54 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 55 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Girls | 130 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | 35 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Plashet Lane | Boys | 140 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 17 | ... | 33 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 120 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Girls | 118 | 1 | 3 | 46 | ... | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 7 | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 107 | 14 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Silvertown, R.C. | Boys | 40 | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | ... | 5 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Girls | 40 | 2 | ... | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | l | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| St. Winefride's, R.C | Boys | 24 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Girls | 20 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Shrewsbury Road | Boys | 111 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ... | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Girls | 128 | 3 | . | 54 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 37 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Sandringham Road | Boys | 84 | ... | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Girls | 63 | ... | 3 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Shaftesbury Road | Boys | 163 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | 55 | 34 | 23 | 17 | ... | 11 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 9 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Girls | 159 | 2 | 6 | 60 | ... | 7 | 7 | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 34 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 26 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Vicarage Lane | Boys | 192 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | 28 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Girls | 202 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 29 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Walton Road | Boys | 149 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | ... | 40 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Girls | 107 | 2 | 6 | 65 | ... | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | 17 | 12 | ... | 37 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Totals | Boys | 1550 | 25 | 44 | 1064 | 70 | 184 | 64 | 91 | 54 | 33 | 80 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 85 | 168 | 15 | 657 | 526 | 227 | 204 | 43 | 142 | 148 | 157 | 1468 | 147 | 10 | 62 | 9 | ... | 4 | 20 | 99 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 45 |
| Girls | 2355 | 41 | 52 | 819 | 41 | 106 | 48 | 73 | 26 | 43 | 53 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 130 | 8 | 622 | 459 | 219 | 232 | 47 | 139 | 148 | 99 | 1264 | 164 | 4 | 42 | 6 | ... | 5 | 25 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 30 | |
| Percentage defective | Boys | ... | 0.98 | 1.7 | ... | 6.5 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.15 | 0.66 | 0.86 | 0.35 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 25.7 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | ... | 10.0 | 0.69 | 2.4 | 0.35 | ... | 0.15 | 1.02 | 3.9 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 1.7 |
| Girls | ... | 1.7 | 2.2 | ... | 5.0 | 12.9 | 2.03 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.17 | 1.5 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 0.34 | 26.4 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | ... | 12.9 | 0.32 | 1.7 | 0.25 | ... | 0.21 | 1.06 | 3.4 | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 1.3 | |