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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 1923
[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 Examd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and nothing Verminous. | SCHOOLS. | Dept. | Number Exam'd. | Few Nits. | Many Nits and Vermin. | Body and Clothing Verminous. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Road | Girls | 923 | 17 | 8 | ... | Napier Road | Girls | 1187 | 128 | 44 | 1 | |
| Boys | 1085 | 5 | 11 | 2 | Boys | 1268 | 22 | 45 | 2 | |||
| Jr. Mixed | 023 | 13 | 1 | Infants. | 1210 | 127 | 46 | ... | ||||
| Infants. | 941 | 28 | 11 | ... | New Beckton | Girls | 617 | 55 | 4 | ... | ||
| Castle Street R.C. | Mixed | 457 | 20 | 3 | ... | Boys | 734 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Infants | 406 | 26 | 2 | ... | Infants | 614 | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| Central Park Road | Girls | 1400 | 50 | ... | ... | Plashet Lane | Girls | 1330 | 39 | 30 | ... | |
| Boys | 1404 | 8 | 2 | ... | Boys | 1460 | 15 | 7 | ... | |||
| Infants | 1877 | 44 | 12 | ... | Infants | 1105 | 45 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Dersingham Avenue | Mixed | 476 | 25 | 46 | 2 | Storey Street | Mixed | 788 | 57 | 27 | ... | |
| Essex Road | Girls | 1128 | 46 | 47 | 4 | Infants | 783 | 57 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Boys | 1097 | ... | 33 | ... | Silvertown R.C. | Mixed | 759 | 47 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Infants | 1119 | 46 | 45 | 2 | Infants | 501 | 38 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Avenue | Ciirls | 1124 | 110 | 40 | ... | St. Winefride's R.C. | Mixed | 808 | 31 | 64 | 2 | |
| Boys | 1131 | 52 | 17 | 1 | Sandringbam Road | Mixed | 1087 | 62 | 8 | ... | ||
| Infants | 740 | 63 | 21 | ... | Infants | 1296 | 72 | 38 | ... | |||
| Hartley Avenue | Girls | 987 | 65 | 4 | ... | Shaftesbury Road | Girls | 1627 | 76 | 9 | ... | |
| Boys | 1160 | 5 | 2 | ... | Boys | 1566 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Infants | 1184 | 59 | 6 | ... | Infants | 1313 | 66 | 15 | 1 | |||
| High Street | S. Mixed | 862 | 28 | 15 | ... | Shrewsbury Road | Mixed | 413 | 26 | ... | ... | |
| J. Mixed | 747 | 36 | 31 | ... | Infants | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kensington Avenue | Girls | 1161 | 65 | 15 | ... | Special Class | Mixed | 74 | 8 | 1 | ... | |
| Boys | 1281 | 27 | 9 | ... | Vicarage Lane | Girls | 1148 | 88 | 46 | 4 | ||
| Infants | 1047 | 56 | 13 | ... | Boys | 1219 | 8 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Lathom Road | Girls | 1800 | 76 | 6 | ... | Infants | 1033 | 81 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Boys | 1396 | 8 | ... | ... | Walton Road | Girls | 1244 | 21 | 106 | 6 | ||
| Infants | 1198 | 64 | 2 | ... | Boys | 1467 | 13 | 42 | 4 | |||
| Manor Park | Girls | 762 | 144 | 15 | ... | Infants | 1684 | 47 | 106 | ... | ||
| Bovs | 791 | 41 | 25 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Infants | 670 | 128 | 36 | ... | Total | 62207 | 2722 | 1313 | 46 | |||
| Monega Road | Girls | 1209 | 78 | 8 | ... | |||||||
| Bovs | 1293 | 1 | 1 | ... | Per cent | 437 | 21 | .07 | ||||
| Infants | 1173 | 41 | ... | Per cent | in 1922 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 |