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While the birth rate in Leyton was 17.0 in the year 1919, it
had risen to 24.6 in the year 1920; and this year's was actually
the largest "Leaver" Group inspected since the children born in
1907 were medically examined in 1920. It is a well-known fact
that with a high birth rate the mortality and morbidity rates tend
also to be high, and the percentages set out above seem to support
this thesis. Further, the "Leaver" Group were inspected during
the autumn term following an exceptional summer which had
been characterised by long periods of excessively high temperatures
and lack of rain, factors which may not necessarily favour good
health. During the autumn there was much fog with a highly
polluted atmosphere tending to cause catarrhs and ill-health.
The average defect incidence for the group is 19.68 per cent.
requiring treatment, and in the year 1932 it was 17.8 per cent.
Eight schools were above the group average and nine schools were
below that average. Eleven of the seventeen Senior Schools
show worse figures for 1933 than for 1932. Mayville with 28.18