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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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CASES AS TO WHOM RECOMMENDATIONS WERE FORWARDED TO THE PARENTS TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT, WITH RESULTS.
| Total. | Treated or improved. | No improvement. | Result not ascertained on account of— | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having left School. | Absence from School. | ||||
| Enlarged Tonsils | 233 | 56 | 98 | 58 | 21 |
| Enlarged Glands | 206 | 88 | 72 | 29 | 17 |
| Defective Sight | 761 | 273 | 279 | 162 | 47 |
| Deafness and Otorrhœa | 146 | 63 | 41 | 29 | 13 |
| Mouth Breathing and Adenoid | 78 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 9 |
| Heart Disease | 30 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Squint | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Blepharitis | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Post-Nasal Catarrh | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rhinorrhœa | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Psoriasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Enuresis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Spinal Curvature | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ansemia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Corneal Opacity | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cataract | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Chorea | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cleft Palate | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Epilepsy | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Exostosis of Jaw | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Impetigo | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Hammer Toe | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Deviation of Septum Nasi | 1 | — | - | 1 | - |
| Hernia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1576 | 574 | 568 | 313 | 121 | |