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East Ham 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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TABLE III.—1919.

DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGES.

5 years.6 years.7 years.8 years.9 years.10 years1 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.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
Number examined091671291332965972271429425149625949951675334062101131730412831......
DEFECTS. External Eye Disease— Blepharitis33...2......583.........1.........1...22......15150.490.52
Conjunctivitis1122...131..............................6.........12 15 10.390.17
Corneal Opacity...1............1.......................................110.030.03
Other Diseases11............2......112.....................1...720 230.07
Squint915345...82...1.........212......3.........29260.950.91
Defective Vision—
Number examined............545595312672414657533967157485350159931216421474...•••
6/12Right............114749323197423102234971...1291417.80.55
Left............116370373565422730329531501579.110.6
6/18Right..................241817122444118181773......73714.44.8
left...............2919131814665141824128......84935.16.3
6/24Right..................4734212...3...9735......26241.61.6
Left..................8545231...219823......28251.71.6
6/36Right..................4842...11...3...7221......21141.30.95
Left............1...3342............5171...2......2091.20.61
6/60Right........................2.........1.........21............510.30.07
Left..................111...1...1......32221......870.480.47
6/0Right..................1...........................1...1.........3...0 18...
Left.................................1............1...............110.060.07
Ear Disease-
DeafnessRight515361...48961l2...1...7832......36461.11.6
left1014...61...91215512.........1992.........47491.51.7
DischargeRight1915571145692121"?212412......54471.71.7
left1912351189241......212123...1......47391.51.4
Defective Speech—
Articulation16913......341......11...234222......30220.90.77
Stammering3...1.........1...............1......0...1...1......8...0.26...
Disease of Heart—
Disease10911632241846252119231091......8967262.3
Anæmia23242515121127341413981181022122678...11501704|i60
Disease of Lungs—
Bronchitis402824107...31203931.........661032......117863.83.03
Tuberculosis.........1.........10 03
Tuberculosis Suspected.....................11.......................................110.030.03
Other Disease67221...4342134122...6............24260.790.91
Disease of Nervous System—
Epilepsy1............1..........................................110.030.03
Chorea..................1.......................................1...0.03...
Other Disease161353...188172...3...1210511...42351 31.2
Condition of Head—
Nits151612485129123102812...2110348113......573461.812.2
Vermin5224...1531............1...1...11.........1413460.45
Condition of Body—
Dirty2...111...423..................912.........2240.720.14
Vermin...............2.............................................2...0.06...
Condition of Clothing—
Bad2141411...30501.....................123...3......79612.62.1
Dirty223.........31121.........1..................1150.360.17
Defective Boots24291518915145227...............1327124......1651125.43.9
Defective Nutrition—
Under Normal555318221624767291155346132323131......2152017.077.1
Bad644211723...112390.750.31
Decayed Teeth—. .
Less than 429227412418148343623561621442623232435552541518654......1412129646.445.7
More than 42962302517358439144452771261......1621735.46.1
Sepsis..............................................................................
Tonsils—
Slightly enlarged1291365269191614514134413169741482623418...151152110.818.4
Greatly enlarged2137101165392669122...1417962......1091053.23.7
Adenoids—
Slightly marked533221246130211611182.........953.........1411024.63.6
Greatly marked101129......323...34..............................21260.690.91
Glands —
Slightly enlarged577030421147577323322......452610124......2492478 .10.87
Greatly enlarged58...3...111126.....................22...2......24280.790.99
Mouth Breathers2271246...141089..................251.........65352.11.2
Nasal Defects8313......522......1.........33311......20160.650.56
Mental Defects—
Number examined ...19022884114292048343125621234484136608841127117274...117591513
Dull13171491175363729117810212595924924419913.9131
Defective131.........332............11...31.........1270.680.46
Deformities...41...2...233121331...1880.590 .28
RingwormHead.........1.........................................................1...0.03
Body...1............1.............................................110.030.03
Scabies1.........1...12...........................2............340.090.14
Impetigo5232...122............1...............1.........1270.390.25
Tubercle—
Glandular...1111......1.....................1...1...1.........530.160.10
Osseous.........1.........12.........1......241......750.230.17
Other Diseases1924713311829891...l2181212910...2791102.60.39