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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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TABLE VII.
TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
| SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin | Body and Clothing Verminous. | SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Road | Girls | 280 | 4 | l | ... | New Beckton ... | Girls | 583 | 67 | 10 | ... |
| Boys | 245 | 4 | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Boys | 685 | 8 | 2 | ... | |||||||
| Jr. Mixed | 285 | 16 | 2 | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 639 | 53 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
| Infants | 319 | 14 | 2 | ... | |||||||
| Plashet Lane | Girls | 1040 | 134 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
| Castle Street R.C. | Mixed | 426 | 22 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| Boys | 994 | 24 | 3 | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 289 | 25 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Infants | 607 | 57 | 15 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 421 | 34 | 2 | ... | |||||||
| Storey Street | Mixed | 549 | 24 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Central Park Road | Boys | 444 | 4 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Infants | 501 | 38 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 520 | 50 | 8 | ... | |||||||
| St. Winefride's R.C. | Mixed | 211 | 21 | 14 | ... | ||||||
| Girls | 434 | 27 | 16 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 321 | 14 | 4 | ... | |||||||
| Essex Road | Boys | 877 | 12 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Sandringham Road | Boys | 322 | 12 | 2 | ... | ||||||
| Infants | 447 | 14 | 6 | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 190 | 7 | 2 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 583 | 40 | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 1441 | 157 | 6 | ... | |||||||
| Fourth Avenue | Boys | 665 | 19 | 4 | ... | ||||||
| Infants | 280 | 26 | 3 | ... | Shaftesbury Road | Boys | 1373 | 24 | 1 | 4 | |
| Infants | 1165 | 74 | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 1470 | 163 | ... | 1 | |||||||
| Shrewsbury Road | Mixed | 647 | 30 | ... | 2 | ||||||
| Hartley Avenue | Boys | 1680 | 10 | ... | 3 | ||||||
| Infants | 641 | 33 . | ... | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 1559 | 87 | ... | 2 | |||||||
| Silvertown R.C. | Mixed | 400 | 29 | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Girls | 388 | 128 | 37 | ... | |||||||
| High Street | Boys | 333 | 31 | 10 | ... | Technical | Infants | 177 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| 12 | 1 | ... | |||||||||
| Infants | 277 | 39 | 18 | ... | Girls | 170 | |||||
| Girls | 802 | 124 | 67 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 771 | 29 | 7 | ... | |||||||
| Vicarage Lane | Boys | 408 | 19 | 8 | 15 | ||||||
| Kensington Avenue | Boys | 402 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Infants | 874 | 127 | 49 | 2 | |||||||
| Infants | 894 | 45 | 7 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 402 | 13 | 32 | 6 | |||||||
| Girls | 1280 | 148 | 11 | ... | |||||||
| Walton Road | Boys | 437 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Lathom Road | Boys | 1445 | 22 | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Infants | 686 | 12 | 9 | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 948 | 43 | 5 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 292 | 7 | 7 | ... | Total | 37742 | 2403 | 504 | 64 | ||
| Manor Park | Boys | 510 | 14 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| Infants | 270 | 12 | 6 | ... | |||||||
| Girls | 885 | 95 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Napier Road | Boys | 842 | 28 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| Infants | 757 | 64 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
| Few Nits. Many Nits and Vermin. Body and Clothing Verminous. 6.3 1.6 0.18 | |||||||||||