Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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1936. | Barometer. | Air Temperature. | Hygrometer. | Earth Temperature. | Bright Sunshine. | |||||||||||||
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Mean Pressure at Station Level, 152 ft.1 Average Correction to Sea Level + 5.6 mb.) | Mean of | Mean of A and B | Difference from Average. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Mean of Observations at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. | At li'oot depth. | At 4 feet depth. | Daily Mean. | Difference from Average. | Per cent, of Possible. | ||||||||
A | B | Maximum. | Day of Month | Minimum. | Day of Month. | Dry Bulb. | Depression of Wet bulb. | Vapour Pressure. | Humidity. | |||||||||
Maximum. | Minimum. |
1936 | Cloud. | Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | Weather Number of days of | Wind. Number of Observations at 9 a.m., 3 p.m. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mean of Observations of amount at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.and 9 p.m. (Scale 0-10.) | Most in a Day. | Precipitation (0.2 mm and above). | Precipitation (1 mm. and above). | Snow. | Hail. | Thunderstorm. | Persistently Clear. | Generally Clear.! | Generally Overcast.t | Persistently Overcast. | Fog at 9 a.m. | Gale. | Force. | Direction. | ||||||||||||||
Total Fall. | Difference from Average | Amount. | Day of Month. | Gale | Moderate and Strong Wind | Calm. | N. | N.E. | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. |
Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Year. | Population. | No. of Births. | Birth Rate. |
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1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Total. |
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Year. | Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate. |
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1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Ward. | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population. |
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No. of | No. of | Infant |
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No. of Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births. England |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Male. | Female. | Total All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | In Public Institutions in the District. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. | Ward not kpown. | |
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Not belonging to District. | Belonging to District. |
Year. | Population. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year. | Infantile Death Rate. |
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Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the Borough. | Transferable Deaths | Nett Deaths belonging to the Borough. | |||||||
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Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | of Nonresidents registered in the Borough. | of Residents not registered in the Borough. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years). | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by- Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
Live Births. | Still Births. |
Date of Adoption. | Date came into Force. |
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Accidental. |
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Swimming. | |
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1936. |
Morning. | Afternoon. | Evening. |
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First Attendances (new cases). | Subsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | Average No. of Visits per Patient. | ||
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No. | Per cent. |
First Attendances (new cases). | Subsequent Attendances. | Total Attendances. | ||||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
Petroleum. | Carbide of Calcium. |
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Number of Habitable Rooms. | Permitted Number. | |
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Actual. | Reduced. |
Size of Rooms. | Permitted number of Persons |
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Ward. | No of Dwelling Enumerated. | per cent. | No of Families. | No of Families overcrowded. | Per cent. | No of Families overcrowded. | pupulation. | No of Empty Houses. | |
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Over 10. | Under 10. |
Number of Sample. | Number of bacteria per c.c. |
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Licences. | No. Granted | No. of Samples taken | Result. | |
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Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
Grade | Sample Number. | Bacteria per c.c. |
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Grade | Sample Number. | Bacteria per c.c. |
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Number of Sample. | Number of bacteria per c.c. |
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Number of Sample | Number of bacteria per c.c. |
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Total. | Tuberculosis. |
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Total. | Tuberculosis. |
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Sheep:— | Total. | Tuberculosis. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) |
NATURE OF WORK. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108. | |
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Instances. | Notices served. |
No. | Month. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Nature of Infection. |
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Year. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Case Fatality per cent. |
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Hospital Treated. | Home Treated. | Date of Onset of Attack. | ||||||
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Hospital-treated. | Home-treated. | |||||||
1-7 day. | 8-36 day. | Total. | 1-7 day. | 8-36 day. | Total. |
Following Hospital Treatment. | Following Home Treatment. | |||||
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Primary Cases. | Return Cases. | Primary Cases. | Return Cases. | |||
Year. | Number. | Number. | Percentage. | Number. | Number. | Percentage. |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
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Primary Cases. | Contacts of School Age. | Ratio of (2) to (1). | No. of Contacts Attacked. | Percentage of contacts Attacked. |
Year. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Case Fatality per cent. |
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Date of Death. | Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. | Where death occurred. |
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Under 2 yrs. | 2-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Total. |
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Age. | Sex. | Date of Immunisation. | Schick Test Negative. | Date of Notification. | Swab Results. | |
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T=Throat. | ||||||
N=Nose. | ||||||
E=Ear. |
Where Died. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 yrs. | 2 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 10 yrs. | Total. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
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Deaths. | Death rate. | Deaths. | Death rate. |
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||
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Deaths. | Death rate. | Deaths. | Death rate. |
Males. | Females. | Total |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | total. | |||||
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M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pumonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Males | Females |
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Males. | Females. |
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DISEASE. | At All Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages — Years. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality — Wards. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leytonstone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wanstead Slip. |
At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 year to 5 years. | 5 years to 15 years. | 15 years to 25 years. | Over 25 years. |
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. |
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1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Nature of Complications. | Age Group Incidence. | Total Incidence. | ||||
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0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15 and over. | Number. | Percentage. |
During 1st week in Hospital. | During 2nd week in Hospital. | During 3rd week in Hospital. | During 4th week and later in Hospital. | Total. |
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Per cent. |
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1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936. |
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No. | Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. | In Hospital. |
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Number of patients treated | Number of treatments. |
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Name. | Centre. | Since. |
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Leyton Green. | Park House. | ||||||||
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p.m. Mon. | p.m. Wed. | a.m. Toddlers. Fri. | p.m. Fri. | p.m. Mon. | a.m. Toddlers. Tues. | p.m. Tues. | p.m. Thurs. | All Centres. |
Expectant Mothers. | Children. |
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Cases. | Treated At Home. In Hosp. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. |
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Year. | Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | ||
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1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo-natal. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Leyton. | Lea Bridge. | Central North. | Central South. | Forest. | Leyton-stone. | Grove Green. | Harrow Green. | Cann Hall. | Wan-stead Slip. | Ward. not known. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Centre. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. |
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Number of Expectant Mothers who attended. 376 | Percentage of Primigra vidæ. 42.82 | Percentage of Multiparæ. 57.18. |
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Number. | Percentage of Finished Cases. |
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Year. | Pints of Fresh Milk. | Packets of Dried Milk. | Cost to Council | ||
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£ | s. | d. |
Elementary Schools. | No. of Schools. (Departments). | No. on Rolls. | Average Attendance. | Percentage Attendance |
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School. | Entrants. | Second Age Group. | Third Age Group. | ||||||
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Code Group. | Specials. | Re-inspections. | Code Group. | Specials. | Re-inspections. | Code Group. | Specials. | Re-inspections. |
Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
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Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
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Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age Group. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). t | B (Normal). | C (Slightly subnormal). | D (Bad). | ||||
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Number. | Per cent. | Number. | Per cent. | Number. | Per cent. | Num. ber. | Per cent. |
School. | Number of Examinations. | Number Cautioned. | Number Excluded. |
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Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
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Defect or Disease. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. |
(2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
School. | Number inspected. | Number referred for treatment. | Number accepting treatment. | Percentage of acceptances. | ||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Examinations. | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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No. of Cases. | No. of New Cases. | Attendances. |
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Cured. | Improved. | Stationary. | Worse. | No data. | Totals. |
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Defect. | No. of Children. | Improved. | Stationary | Worse. | No Data. | Total. |
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1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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Per Child. | Rate Cost Per Child. |
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Ordinary Meals. | Milk Meals. |
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Group. | For Defective Vision (excluding Squint). | For all other Conditions recorded in Table II.A. | Total. | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
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Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections. | |||
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Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Number requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected. | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly-Subnormal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools.' | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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Disease of Defect. | Number of Defects trated or under tratment during the year. | ||
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Under the Autority's Scheme.(2) | Otherwise.(3) | Total(4) |
Defect of Disease. (1) | Number of Defects dealt with. | ||
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Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (3) | Total. (4) |
Number of Defects. | Received Other Forms of Treatment. (4) | Total Number Treated. (5) | |||||||||||
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Received Operative Treatment. | |||||||||||||
Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. (J) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total. (3) |
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | ||||||
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Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3) | Residential treatment with education. (1) | Residential treatment without education. (2) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (3) | Total number treated. |
Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
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