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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
Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Total, 2,329:—Boys, 1,268; Girls, 1,061. | |||||||||||
| Boys | 12 to 13 = | 155 | 1,268 | 2,329 | |||||||
| 13 to 14 = | 1,042 | ||||||||||
| 14 to 15 = | 69 | ||||||||||
| 15 to 16 = | 2 | ||||||||||
| Girls | 12 to 13 = | 138 | 1,061 | ||||||||
| 13 to 14 = | 880 | ||||||||||
| 14 to 15 = | 41 | ||||||||||
| 15 to 16 = | 2 | ||||||||||
| Average Age. | Children in Family. | Tuberculosis in Family. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | ||||
| Boys | 12-13 | 1210/12 | 4.8 | 10 | 127 | 80 | 63 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 13-14 | 135/12 | 5.1 | 43 | 841 | 505 | 448 | 193 | 66 | |||
| 14-15 | 143/12 | 4.1 | 1 | 57 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 15-16 | 153/12 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Girls | 12-13 | 1210/12 | 5.3 | 9 | 117 | 77 | 68 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 13-14 | 135/12 | 4.8 | 55 | 777 | 540 | 453 | 182 | 56 | |||
| 14-15 | 142/12 | 4.0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 15-16 | 154/12 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
In the past history the following illnesses and operations were
noted:—
Boys.—Operation for Tonsils and Adenoids, 96; Circumcision,
20; Mastoid Operation, 6; Operation for Rupture, 3; Operation
for Tubercular Glands, 5; Tracheotomy, 4; Operation for Appendicitis,
6; Empyema, 2; Operation for Stone, 1; Operation for
Squint, 2; Enucleation of Eyeball, 1; Operation for Stricture, 1;