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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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EXCLUSION FORMS ISSUED, 1914.
| Impetigo | 318 | Infantile Paralysis | 3 |
| Tonsilitis | 207 | Hernia | 3 |
| Ringworm of Scalp | 101 | Corneal Ulcer | 3 |
| Conjunctivitis | 99 | Chicken Pox | 3 |
| Blepharitis | 81 | Purpura | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 63 | Alopecia | 2 |
| Eczema | 38 | Skin Disease | 2 |
| Debility | 34 | Epistaxis | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | Hemoptysis | 2 |
| Vermin | 30 | Cellulitis | 2 |
| Abscesses | 29 | Tubercular Hip | 2 |
| Septic Sores | 28 | Iritis | 2 |
| Chorea | 26 | Ictenis | 2 |
| Ringworm of Face | 23 | Pharyngitis. | 2 |
| Ear Discharge | 22 | Tubercular Peritonitis | 2 |
| Scabies | 22 | Cystitis | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 21 | Vertigo | 1 |
| Injuries | 18 | Mignaine | |
| Heart | 18 | Papilla Bursitis | 1 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 17 | Pleurodynia | 1 |
| Nephritis | 16 | High Myopia | 1 |
| Abdominal Pains | 15 | Keratitis | 1 |
| Enlarged Glands | 11 | Asthma | 1 |
| Weak Chest | 10 | Dyspepsia | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 8 | Ozœma | 1 |
| Whitlow | 6 | Mastoid Abscess | 1 |
| Desquamation | 6 | Gastric Catarrh | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | Flat Foot | 1 |
| Tubercular Glands | 6 | Erythema Nodosum | 1 |
| Anaemia | 6 | Forunculosis | 1 |
| Incipient Pneumonia | 5 | Prolapsus Recti | 1 |
| Urticaria | 5 | Parotitis | 1 |
| Shingles | 5 | Tubercular Elbow | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | Arthritis | 1 |
| Adenitis | 5 | Tubercular Adenitis | 1 |
| Jaundice | 4 | Tubercular Lesions in Hands | |
| Gastro Enteritis | 4 | and Foot | 1 |
| Synovitis | 3 | Total | 1,416 |
| Nasal Obstructions | 3 | ||
| Incontinence of Urine | 3 | ||
The annexed table gives the complete notification of infectious
diseases in school children received for the year 1914:—