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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE VI.—Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspections during the Year 1921.
| (1) | The total number of children medically inspected at the routine inspections | 5,695 |
| (2) | The number of children in (1) suffering from defects (other than uncleanliness or defective clothing or footgear) who require to be kept under observation (but not referred for treatment) | 320 |
| (3) | The number of children in (1) suffering from:— | |
| Malnutrition | 2 | |
| Skin Disease | 60 | |
| Defective Vision (including Squint) | 594 | |
| Eye Disease | 27 | |
| Defective Hearing | 10 | |
| Ear Disease | 28 | |
| Nose and Throat Disease | 712 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (non-tubercular) | 18 | |
| Defective Speech | — | |
| Dental Disease | 286 | |
| Heart Disease— | ||
| Organic | 15 | |
| Functional | 22 | |
| Anæmia | 118 | |
| Lung Disease (non-tubercular) | 72 | |
| Tuberculosis— | ||
| Pulmonary definite | 6 | |
| suspected | — | |
| Non pulmonary | 2 | |
| Disease of the Nervous System | 13 | |
| Deformities | 12 | |
| Other defects and diseases | 69 | |
| (4) | The number of children in (1) who were referred for treatment (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 1,540 |
| (5) | The number of children in (4) who received treatment for one or more defects (excluding uncleanliness, defective clothing, etc.) | 1,406 (91.3%) |