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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Age 5-6.
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
754
688
84
106
* Unsatisfactory
3
1
-
1
* Infantile Paralysis, Paralysis of Arm, 1; Hemiplegia, 1; Epilepsy, 2.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Age 5-6
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
753
684
83
107
* Unsatisfactory
4
5
1
-
* Tubercular Arm and Leg, Tubercular Spine, Tubercular Glands,
Tubercular Jaw.
RICKETS.
Age 5-6.
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
753
688
82
106
Unsatisfactory
4
1
2
1
DEFORMITIES.
Age 5-6.
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
746
681
82
106
* Unsatisfactory
11
8
2
1
* Congenital Dislocation of Hip, 1; Spinal Curvature, 2; Pigeon Chest,
18; Defect in Lower Jaw, 1.
INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Age 5-6.
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
747
679
84
105
* Unsatisfactory
10
10
-
2
* Ringworm, 7; Itch, 3; Whooping Cough, 6; Chicken Pox, 3; Parotitis, 1;
Impetigo Contagiosa, 2.