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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. C hildren.
1917.
| No. | Working Capacity. | At School. | Not at School. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | FGood | Fair. | Poor. | Nil. | ||||
| Males, T. B. + | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males, T. B. — | 08 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 8 |
| Females, T. B. + | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Females, T. B. — | 02 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 53 | 9 |
| 1918. | ||||||||
| No. | Working Capacity. | At School. | Not at School. | |||||
| Good. | FGood | Fair. | Poor. | Nil. | ||||
| Males, T. B. + | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Males, T. B. — | 62 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 12 |
| Females, T. B. + | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Females, T. B. — | 73 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | 61 | 12 |
NON-PULMONARY CHILDREN. 1917.
| No. | Part Affected. | Working Capacity. | At School. | Not at School. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good. | FGood | Fair. | Poor. | Nil. | |||||
| Males | 12 | Glands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | 2 |
| Males | 1 | Spine | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Males | 2 | Ankle | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Males | 1 | Arm | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Males | 1 | Hip | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Males | 2 | Abdomen | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Females | 9 | Glands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Females | 1 | Hip | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Females | 1 | Knee | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Females | 1 | Ankle | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |