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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST
TIME —"ENTRANTS."
Total number of children examined—2118.
The number examined, average age at examination, and average number of children in a family were as follows :—
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | Average Age. | Children in family. | No. Examined. | Average Age. | Children in family. | |
| 5-6 | 728 | 5 5/12 | 40 | 620 | 5 5/12 | 3.7 |
| 6-7 | 276 | 6 4/12 | 3.6 | 256 | 6 4/12 | 3.8 |
| 7-8 | 88 | 7 5/12 | 3.6 | 87 | 7 5/12 | 3.8 |
| 8-9 | 29 | 8 3/12 | 3.5 | 26 | 8 3/12 | 3.8 |
| 9-10 | 3 | 9 6/12 | 20 | 5 | 9 6/12 | 40 |
The children had suffered previously from Infectious Diseases to the following extent :—
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis in family. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 5-6 | 569 | 343 | 249 | 31 | 17 | 94 |
| ,, 6-7 | 220 | 139 | 107 | 21 | 12 | 53 |
| „ 7-8 | 75 | 55 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| „ 8-9 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| „ 9-10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girls 5-6 | 497 | 324 | 237 | 46 | 9 | 68 |
| ,, 6-7 | 218 | 155 | 99 | 19 | 9 | 42 |
| „ 7-8 | 75 | 54 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| „ 8-9 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| „ 9-10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The average height and weight were as follows:—
| BOYS. | GIRLS, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | |
| ins. | lbs. | ins. | lbs. | |
| 5-6 | 41.4 | 39.4 | 41.1 | 38.5 |
| 6-7 | 43.4 | 42.2 | 43.1 | 40.9 |
| 7-8 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 45.5 | 4.0 |
| 8-9 | 47.0 | 50.2 | 4.0 | 46.3 |
| 9-10 | 5.0 | 63.0 | 47.0 | 50.4 |