Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table II.—
(1) | (2) | (3) | 4) | (5) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Defective Speech | 4 | 22 | 3 | 4 | |
Teeth—Dental Diseases (see note a) (see Table IV., Group IV. | 634 | 122 | 383 | 1 | |
Heart and Circulation. | Heart Disease: | ||||
Organic | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Functional | 4 | 30 | 14 | 8 | |
Anaemia | 51 | 57 | 74 | 7 | |
Lungs | Bronchitis | 7 | 24 | 20 | 1 |
Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 31 | 39 | 8 | |
Tuberculosis | Pulmonary: | ||||
Definite | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Suspected | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | |
Non-Pulmonary: | |||||
Glands | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |
Spine | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Hip | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Other Bones and Joints | 1 | — | — | — | |
Skin | — | — | — | — | |
Other Forms | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nervous System | Epilepsy | 3 | - | 10 | 6 |
Chorea | 6 | 8 | 36 | 1 | |
Other conditions | 8 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
Deformities | Rickets | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
Spinal Curvature | 17 | 14 | 4 | - | |
Other Forms | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Other Defects and Diseases | 119 | 298 | 756 | 201 |
B.—Number of
GROUP. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require Treatment (see note d). | |
---|---|---|---|
Inspected (see note c). | Found to require Treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Code Groups :— | |||
Entrants | 1459 | 215 | 14.7 |
Intermediates | 2131 | 550 | 25.8 |
Leavers | 3717 | 681 | 18.3 |
Total (Code Groups) | 7307 | 1446 | 19.7 |
Other Routine Inspections | 380 | 57 | 15 |