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Leyton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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THROAT AND NOSE.
Age 12-13.
Age 13-14.
Age 14-15.
Age 15-16.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
3
554
386
157
187
1
3
*Unsatisfactory
—
47
38
13
28
2
1
*Including Enlarged Tonsils or Adenoids, 73; Mouth Breathers, 8;
Tonsillitis, 1; Post Nasal Catarrh, 8; Enlarged Cervical Glands, 39;
Rhinitis, 1; Spur of Nasal Septum, 1.
EXTERNAL EYE DISEASES.
Age 12-13.
Age 13-14.
Age 14-15.
Age 15-16.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
3
584
411
167
206
3
4
*Unsatisfactory
—
17
13
3
9
—
—
*Including Ptosis, 2; Squint, 20; Blepharitis, 10; Conjunctivitis, 2;
Hordeolum, 2; Lachrymal Obstruction, 1; Keratitis, 1; Corneal Opacity, 1;
Corneal Ulcer, 1.
VISION.
Age 12-13
. Age 13-14.
Age 14-15.
Age 15-16.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
2
440
298
132
151
3
3
Unsatisfactory
1
160
125
38
64
—
1
One could not read; 1 under Atropin.
EAR DISEASES.
Age 12-13
. Age 13-14.
Age 14-15.
Age 15-16.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Satisfactory
3
591
419
170
211
3
4
*Unsatisfactory
—
10
5
—
4
—
—
*Including Otorrhœa, 18; Otitis Media, 1.
HEARING.
Age 12-13.
Age 13-14.
Age 14-15.
Age 15-16.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls.
Boys.
Girls
Satisfactory
3
581
411
166
201
3
4
Unsatisfactory
—
20
13
4
14
—
—