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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CHILDREN ABOUT TO LEAVE SCHOOL."LEAVERS."
The number examined at each age and the average height and weight were as follows:—
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages. | No. Examined. | Height. | Weight. | No. Examined. | Height. | Weight. |
| ins. | lbs. | ins. | lbs. | |||
| 11-12 | 2 | 50.37 | 58.2 | 0 | .0 | .0 |
| 12-13 | 105 | 56.5 | 75.7 | 101 | 57.0 | 58.0 |
| 13-14 | 856 | 57.1 | 77.3 | 754 | 59.7 | 81.6 |
| 14-15 | 9 | 59.1 | 83.4 | 11 | 60.4 | 89.4 |
The children had suffered previously from Infectious Diseases to the following extent:—
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis in family. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | ||||||
| 11-12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-13 | 90 | 69 | 63 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 13-14 | 650 | 457 | 372 | 132 | 38 | 9 |
| 14-15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 12-13 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 13-14 | 684 | 493 | 435 | 116 | 47 | 2 |
| 14-15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CONDITION AS TO VACCINATION REVEALED AT SCHOOL INSPECTION.
| Entrants. | Leavers. | Total. | Percentage. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| No mark | 515 | 496 | 246 | 190 | 761 | 686 | 33.9 |
| One mark | 74 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 134 | 122 | 6.0 |
| Two marks | 162 | 128 | 118 | 129 | 280 | 257 | 12.6 |
| Three marks | 74 | 79 | 134 | 117 | 208 | 196 | 9.5 |
| Four marks | 436 | 403 | 414 | 372 | 850 | 775 | 38.0 |