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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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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Boys | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | 694 | 655 |
| * Unsatisfactory | 4 | 5 |
| * Tuberculosis of Lung, 9. | ||
RICKETS.
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| No evidence | 696 | 659 |
| Present | 2 | 1 |
DEFORMITIES.
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Absent | 687 | 652 |
| * Present | 11 | 8 |
* Irregularity of Chest Formation, 1; Pigeon Chest, 15; Spinal
Curvature, 3.
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| Absent | 690 | 655 |
| * Present | 8 | 5 |
* Scabies, 6; Ringworm, 4; Whooping Cough, 1; Chicken Pox, 1;
Impetigo, 1.
OTHER DISEASES OR DEFECTS.
| Boys. | Girls. | |
|---|---|---|
| No evidence | 687 | 656 |
| * Present | 11 | 4 |
* Incontinence, 4. Oxyuris Vermicularis, 2; Anaemia, 2; Rupture,
4 ; Cleft Uvula, 1; Cleft Palate, 1; Phimosis, 1.