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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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DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGES.
| 5 years. | 6 years. | 7 years. | 12 years. | 13 years. | 14 years. | 15 years. | Totals. | Percentage. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||
| Number examined | 1281 | 1175 | 662 | 685 | 186 | 194 | 836 | 846 | 1049 | 831 | 51 | 58 | 15 | 12 | 4080 | 3801 | ... | ... | ||
| DEFECTS. External Eye Disease— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Blepharitis | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 22 | 0.85 | 0.58 | |||
| Conjunctivitis | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 14 | 0.19 | 0.36 | ||
| Corneal Opacity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | 0.05 | ||
| Other Disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 01.4 | 0.21 | ||
| Squint | 30 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 50 | 1.71 | 1.31 | ||
| Defective Vision— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number examined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 809 | 819 | 980 | 816 | 51 | 57 | 15 | 12 | 1855 | 1704 | ... | ... | ||
| 6/12 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 72 | 61 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 125 | 137 | 6.74 | 8.04 | |
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 56 | 67 | 52 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 111 | 130 | 5.97 | 7.63 | ||
| 6/18 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 76 | 55 | 4.1 | 3.22 | |
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 30 | 54 | 29 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 102 | 61 | 5.49 | 3.58 | ||
| 6/24 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 42 | 59 | 2.27 | 3.45 | |
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 40 | 55 | 2.16 | 3.22 | ||
| 6/36 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 27 | 18 | 1.45 | 1.05 | |
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 22 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.88 | ||
| 6/60 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 108 | 1-29 | |||
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 21 | 30 | 11.3 | 1.76 | ||
| 6/0 | Right | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.05 | |
| Left | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 0.1 | ... | ||
| Ear Disease— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deafness | Right | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 41 | 0.85 | 1.08 | |
| Left | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 24 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 56 | 40 | 1.37 | 10.6 | ||
| Discharge | Right | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 25 | 0.58 | 0.66 | |
| Left | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 25 | 08.1 | 0.66 | ||
| Other Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Defective Speech— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Articulation | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 18 | 0.46 | 0.48 | ||
| Stammering | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 24 | 10 | 0.59 | 0.26 | ||
| Disease of Heart— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disease | 25 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 76 | 72 | 1.86 | 1.89 | ||
| Anæmia | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | 21 | 0.36 | 0.55 | ||
| Disease of Lungs— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 89 | 51 | So | 27 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | 100 | 3.58 | 2.63 | ||
| Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 9 | 0.32 | 0.24 | ||
| Tuberculosis Suspected | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.02 | ... | ||
| Other Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 | ||
| Disease of Nervous System— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 | ||
| Chorea | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 0.05 | 0.13 | ||
| Other Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 | ||
| Condition of Head— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nits | 61 | 268 | 38 | 195 | 16 | 54 | 16 | 261 | 31 | 250 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 168 | 1033 | 4.12 | 27.18 | ||
| Vermin | 8 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 105 | 0.61 | 2.76 | ||
| Condition of Body— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dirty | 27 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 90 | 51 | 2.2 | 1.34 | ||
| Vermin | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | 0.59 | 0.63 | ||
| Condition of Clothing— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bad | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 0.01 | 0.16 | ||
| Dirty | 12 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 25 | 09.3 | 0.66 | ||
| Defective Boots. | 40 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 156 | 89 | 3.82 | 2.34 | ||
| Defective Nutrition | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Under Normal | 117 | 69 | 76 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 81 | 80 | 90 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | 390 | 295 | 9.56 | 7.76 | ||
| Bad | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.08 | ||
| Decayed Teeth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 4 . | 1075 | 1005 | 558 | 570 | 162 | 165 | 791 | 811 | 990 | 800 | 50 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 3641 | 3416 | 89.24 | 89.87 | ||
| More than 4 | 206 | 170 | 104 | 115 | 24 | 29 | 45 | 35 | 59 | 31 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 139 | 385 | 10.76 | 10.13 | ||
| Sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 0.07 | 0.18 | ||
| Tonsils— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slightly enlarged | 151 | 134 | 72 | 81 | 19 | 30 | 94 | 92 | 114 | 77 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 451 | 416 | 11.05 | 10.94 | ||
| Greatly enlarged | 64 | 65 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 193 | 204 | 4.73 | 5.37 | ||
| Adenoids | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slightly marked | 36 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 34 | 1.62 | 0.89 | ||
| Greatly marked | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | 22 | 0.88 | 0.58 | ||
| Glands — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slightly enlarged | 83 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 132 | 2.1 | 3.47 | ||
| Greatly enlarged | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 31 | 0.81 | 0.81 | ||
| Mouth Breathers | 44 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 36 | 1.57 | 0.94 | ||
| Nasal Defects | 49 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | 66 | 2.3 | 1.73 | ||
| Mental Defects— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number examined | 23 | 15 | ... | 9 | 5 | 8 | 711 | 789 | 823 | 789 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 1620 | 1676 | ... | ... | ||
| Dull | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 63 | 90 | 83 | 116 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 151 | 212 | 9.32 | 12.65 | ||
| Defective | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 0.24 | 0.23 | ||
| Deformities | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 76 | 60 | 1.86 | 1.58 | ||
| Ringworm | Head | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 0.22 | 0.1 | |
| Body | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.03 | ||
| Scabies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.02 | ... | ||
| Impetigo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 7 | 0.46 | 0.l8 | ||
| Tubercle— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Glandular | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 0.05 | 0.16 | ||
| Osseous | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.06 | ||
| Other Diseases | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 50 | 49 | 1. | 1.29 | ||