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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Condition. | Entrants. | Leavers. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Per Cent. | |
| Vision—6/6 both | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11.9 | 232 | 170 | 402 | 21.2 |
| 6/6 R | ... | 1 | 1 | 0.70 | 10 | 85 | 65 | 3..3 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 3.8 |
| 6/8 R | 30 | 36 | 66 | 46.4 | 474 | 482 | 956 | 50.8 |
| L | 25 | 35 | 60 | 42.2 | 418 | 464 | 882 | 46.8 |
| 6/12 R | 18 | 16 | 34 | 23.9 | 97 | 104 | 201 | 10.7 |
| L | 16 | 18 | 34 | 23.9 | 113 | 112 | 225 | 11.09 |
| 6 18 R | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9.1 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 6.1 |
| L | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9.8 | 55 | 74 | 129 | 6.8 |
| 6/24 R | 3 | 3 | 2.2 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 3.4 | |
| I | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6.3 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 4.3 |
| 6/36 R | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 2.3 |
| I | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.8 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 2.8 |
| 6/60 R | 2 | i | 3 | 2.2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.7 |
| L | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.9 |
| 6/0 R | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1.06 |
| L | ... | 1 | 0.70 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.06 | |
| Squint | 16 | 20 | 36 | 1.5 | 5 | ... | 5.04 | |
| Hearing— | ||||||||
| Slightly Deaf R | 41 | 38 | 79 | 3.3 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 2.4 |
| L | 29 | 33 | 62 | 2.6 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 2.5 |
| Markedly Deaf R | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1.2 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1.4 |
| L | 13 | 12 | 25 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.9 |