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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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Total 1,358:—Boys, 698; Girls, 660.
| Average Age. | Children in Family. | Tuberculosis in Family. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | 75/12 | 4.0 | 12 | 559 | 404 | 307 | 81 | 18 |
| Girls | 75/12 | 4.2 | 22 | 540 | 400 | 320 | 72 | 19 |
In addition to the above, the past history of the following
illnesses and operations occurred with the noted frequency
Boys.— Operation for Tonsils and Adenoids, 56; Circumcision,
15; Operation for Rupture, 5; Osteotomy, 1; Mastoid Operation,
1; Mumps, 15; Pleurisy and Pneumonia, 25; Ringworm, 5;
Tonsillitis, 10; Rheumatism, 5; German Measles, 3; Enteric
Fever, 1; Rickets, 5; Fits and Epilepsy, 4; "Consumption of
Bowls," 2; Meningitis, 2; Eczema, 7; Enteritis, 1; Tubercular
Abscess of Neck, 1; Tubercular Glands, 4; Appendicitis, 1;
Chorea, 1; Concussion, 1; Ptomaine Poisoning, 1.
Girls.— Operation for Tonsils and Adenoids, 46; Operation
for Tubercular Glands, 1; Mastoid Operation, 1; Operation for
Appendicitis, 1; Enucleation of Eyeball, 1; Pleurisy and
Pneumonia, 28; Rheumatism, 3; Mumps, 24; Ringworm, 8;
Favus, 1; German Measles, 5; Tonsillitis, 7; Enteric Fever, 2;
Tubercular Bone, 2; Hipjoint Disease, 1; Marasmus, 1; Cancrum
Oris, 1; Chorea, 2; Jaundice, 1; Eczema, 4; Rickets, 1; Fits, 1;
Paralysis, 1; Concussion, 2.