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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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INTERMEDIATE GROUP.
Total number of children examined—22.
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | Average Age. | Children in family. | No. Examined. | Average Age. | Children in family. | |
| 7-8 | 3 | 7 7/12 | 2 | 4 | 7 9/12 | 5-5 |
| 8-9 | 13 | 8 6/12 | 4 | — | - | — |
| 10-11 | 2 | 10 5/12 | 6 | — | - | — |
| The children had suffered previously from Infectious Diseas to the following extent:— | ||||||
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis in family. | |
| Boys 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | I | 0 | l |
| „ 8-9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | I | 0 |
| „ 10-11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girls 7-8 (only) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ATTENDANCE OF PARENTS AT ROUTINE MEDICAL
INSPECTION.
Over 80 per cent, of the parents accompanied the infants at inspection,
and about the same proportion attended with the senior girls but
the number was much less in the case of the senior boys. Of the
intermediate group (aged 7-10), 17 children out of 22 were accompanied
by a parent.
The average height and weight were as follows :—
| BOYS. | GIKLS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | |
| ins. | lbs. | ins. | lbs. | |
| 7-8 | 46-3 | 48-3 | 46-2 | 44-7 |
| 8-9 | 48-1 | 53-7 | — | - |
| 10-11 ... | 52-0 | 650 | — | — |