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Leyton 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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OTHER DISEASES OR DEFECTS.
Age 5-6.
Age 6-7.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
750
684
84
107
* Unsatisfactory
7
5
-
-
* Congenital Syphilis, Eneuresis, Rupture Oxyuris Verm., Glycosuria,
Torticollis, Fatty Tumour, Undescended Testis, Anæmia.
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF
7 AND 10 YEARS.
Total 1,979:—Boys, 1,010; Girls, 969.
Boys
7 to 8 =
967
1,010
1,979
8 to 9 =
43
Girls
7 to 8 =
947
969
8 to 9 =
21
9 to 10 =
1
Average
Age.
Children
in
Family.
Tuberculosis
in
Family.
Measles.
Whooping
Cough.
Chicken
Pox.
Scarlet
Fever.
i Diphtheria.
Boys: 7-8
76/12
4.4
39
737
466
412
105
34
8-9
85/12
3.9
3
24
15
12
1
—
Girls: 7-8
75/12
5.0
44
739
554
459
119
43
8-9
82/12
4.9
1
12
9
9
1
—
9-10
92/12
4..0
—
1
—
—
—
—
In the past history of the children the following illnesses
were noted:—
Boys.—Ringworm, 12; Mumps, 15; Marasmus, 1; Tonsillitis,
11; Rheumatism, 7; Pleurisy and Pneumonia, 33; Operation
for Tonsils and Adenoids, 69; Circumcision, 42; German
Measles, 4; Operation for Rupture, 5; Eczema, 7; Tuberculous
Abscesses, 6; Operation on Nose, 1; Jaundice, 6; Rickets, 5;