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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. (1) | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. (2) | Found to require treatment. (3) | ||
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 1,405 | 290 | 20.6 |
| Second Age Group | 1,237 | 193 | 15.6 |
| Third Age Group | 1,079 | 158 | 14.6 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 3,721 | 641 | 17.2 |
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 619 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 28,179 examined (i.e., 2.2
per cent.)
Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
| School. | Number of Examinations. | Number Cautioned. | Number Excluded. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Road | 3,337 | 71 | 8 |
| Capworth Street | 1,548 | 39 | 3 |
| Cann Hall Road | 2,196 | 15 | 1 |
| Church Road | 2,609 | 68 | 7 |
| Tom Hood | 487 | 7 | 1 |
| Connaught Road | 1,476 | 73 | 6 |
| Downsell Road | 2,019 | 54 | 23 |
| Davies Lane | 2,398 | 36 | 3 |
| Farmer Road | 504 | 2 | — |
| Goodall Road | 979 | 15 | 3 |
| Kirkdale Road | - | - | - |
| Lea Bridge Road | 211 | 4 | — |
| Mayville Road | 2,101 | 33 | 20 |
| Norlington Road | 1,229 | 6 | — |
| Newport Road | 2,408 | 22 | 11 |
| Sybourn Street | 2,279 | 28 | 7 |
| St. Joseph's | 239 | 10 | 2 |
| Trumpington Road | 729 | 7 | 2 |
| Knotts Green and Harrow Green | 447 | 18 | 6 |
| 934 | 7 | 1 | |
| Occupation Centre | 49 | — | — |
| Total | 28,179 | 515 | 104 |
| Number of individual children found unclean | 619 | ||
| of whom were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics. | 104 | ||