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East Ham 1919

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

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TABLE III.—1919.

SPECIAL CASES.—DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGES.

5years.6 years.7 years.8 years.9 years.10 years11 years.12 years.13 years.14 years.15 years.Totals.Percentage.
Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.BoysGirls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.BoysGirls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
Number examined101221123445476222583953415034491726310......268377......
DEFECTS.
External Eye Disease—
Blepharitis....................................1.....................11...0.37...
Conjunctivitis.................................2.................................2...053
Corneal Opacity..............................................................................
Other Diseases............1............2...2...1...12...............361.11.6
Squint.........12...11.........1...............1...1...1351.11.3
Defective Vision—
Number examined............2...221710222012281020147835......11288......
6/12Right..................119373511544.........2......323228.636.3
Left..................11656369...242......3......322528.628.4
6/18Right..................121142635223...2......191516.917.04
Left..................22225...67621411......231820.520.5
6/24Right..................21...22...2217...12.........9138.0314.8
Left..................3...122...1217...111......9138.0314.8
6/36Right.....................2...2......1...........................140.884.5
left............1......1...1.........1........................130.883.4
6/60Right...........................1.......................................1...1.1
.....................1...1........................1.........120.882.3
6/0Right...........................1.......................................11.1
Left...........................................................................
Ear Disease-
DeafnessRight..................1141121...4..................4111.52.9
Left..................13......1121...1..................461.51.6
DischargeRight...............1...11211...1...121............481.52.1
Left...............1...112...2...1...121............391.12.4
Defective Speech—
Articulation..............................................................................
Stammering..............................................................................
Disease of heart —
Disease............3............11...3322...2............983.32.1
Anæmia2472718910117111610147144712......699425.824.9
Disease of Lungs-— Bronchitis............11...1.•••1....................................130.370.79
Tuberculosis...........................1.......................................1...0 26
Tuberculosis Suspected.....................................................................1...0.26
Other Disease............1......31..................21...............351.11.3
Disease of Nervous System—
Epilepsy..............................................................................
Chorea..............................................................................
Other Disease..............................................................................
Condition of Head—
Nits............1......212............1.....................341.11.06
Vermin..............................................................................
Condition of Body—
Dirty..............................................................................
Vermin..............................................................................
Condition of Clothing—
Bad..............................................................................
Dirty.................................1......1.....................110.370.26
Defective Boots..............................................................................
Defective Nutrition—
Under Normal........................2...1.................................3...1.1...
Bad.............................................1.....................1...0.26
Decayed Teeth—
Less than 4...123347232633...3......11.........281610.44.2
More than 4......334211524346533322.........372813.87.4
Sepsis..............................................................................
Tonsils—
Slightly enlarged32446843543615653...1.........363713.49.8
Greatly enlarged111......8111...9...102634...1...2......8522.913.7
Adenoids—
Slightly marked12.........43911....................................5161.84.2
Greatly marked..............................................................................
Glands —
Slightly enlarged.....................111...2.........1...1............160 371.6
Greatly enlarged..............................................................................
Mouth Breathers..................1.............................................1...0.37...
Nasal Defects...........................2.........4.........1...............7...1.9
Mental Defects—
Number examined...46810933962...4...5...4...31......4631......
Dull...............1......4...1...1.........1...............7115.23.2
Defective......1......1...1...1...........................1......142.112.9
Deformities............1............1............1...1...............311.10.26
RingwormHead..............................................................................
Body............1...................................................1...0.37...
Scabies..............................................................................
Impetigo11......2...................................................311.10.26
Tubercle—
Glandular............1...........................1.....................2...7.4...
Osseous............1...........................1.....................2...7.4...
Other Diseases1.........4......112...312...31............1545.61.06