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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Girls.—Operation for Tonsils and Adenoids, 36; Mastoid
Operation, 1; Operation for Intussusception, 2; Pleurisy and
Pneumonia, 20; Ringworm, 9; Erysipelas, 1; Mumps, 8; German
Measles, 6; Post-Diphtheritic Paralysis, 1; Post-Scarlatinal
Nephritis, 2; Eczema, 3; Hipjoint Disease, 2; Tonsillitis, 8;
Rickets, 4; Fits, 2; Tubercular Glands, 3; Meningitis, 1; Jaundice,
1.
VACCINATION.
| Age 5-6. | Age 6-7. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| 4 or more marks | 254 | 256 | 59 | 71 |
| 3 marks | 48 | 59 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 „ | 70 | 66 | 21 | 19 |
| 1 mark | 44 | 38 | 20 | 11 |
| 0 „ | 118 | 107 | 47 | 46 |
CLOTHING AND FOOTGEAR.
| Age 5-6. | Age 6-7. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Good | 502 | 497 | 145 | 160 |
| Indifferent | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Bad | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
In only two bad cases, and these occurring amongst girls, was
the clothing objected to on the score of marked uncleanness. The
other cases of indifference or poorness of clothing depended upon
insufficiency or disrepair.