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Leyton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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THROAT AND NOSE.
Age 7-8.
Age 8-9.
Age 9-10.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Girl.
Satisfactory
858
837
40
20
1
* Unsatisfactory.
109
110
3
1
-
* Mouth Breathers, 17; Tonsillitis, 2; Post Nasal Catarrh, 10; Ozœna, 2;
Adenoids, 17; Rhinorrhœa, 2. The remainder comprise cases of Enlarged
Tonsils and Cervical Glands.
EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES.
Age 7-8.
Age 8-9.
Age 9-10.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Girl.
Satisfactory
925
911
39
19
1
* Unsatisfactory
42
36
4
2
-
* Including Squint, 43; Blepharitis, 25; Corneal Opacity, 4; Conjunctivitis,
6; Coloboma, 1; Cataract, 1; Corneal Ulcer, 1; Hordeolum, 1.
VISION.
Age 7-8.
Age 8-9.
Age 9-10.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Girl.
Satisfactory
612
576
25
8
-
Unsatisfactory
304
319
18
11
-
Unable to Read
51
52
-
2
1
EAR DISEASE.
Age 7-8.
Age 8-9.
Age 9-10.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Girl.
Satisfactory
954
926
43
21
1
* Unsatisfactory
13
21
-
-
-
* Otorrhœa, 33; Otitis Media, 1.
HEARING.
Age 7-8.
Age 8-9.
Age 9-10.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Girl.
Satisfactory
935
909
42
19
1
Unsatisfactory
32
38
1
2
-