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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

Age Group.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent). tB (Normal).C (Slightly subnormal).D (Bad).
Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Num. ber.Per cent.
Entrants1,66827916.71,28277.0975.880.5
Second Age Group.1,26024419.386368.515312.1——
Third Age Group1,35425118.588665.421315.740.3
Other routine inspections—————————
Total4,28077418.13,03170.846310.8120.3

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 1,242 children were found to be
unclean out of a total number of 33,458 examined (i.e., 3 per
cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Excluded.
Canterbury Road2,691157
Capworth Street2,46210321
Cann Hall Road1,9973813
Church Road1,9638913
Connaught Road1,6891310
Downsell Road2,06049. 23
Davies Lane2,8535034
Farmer Road1,970599
Goodall Road2,48610527
Kirkdale Road59873
Lea Bridge Road30881
Mayville Road1,98515953
Norlington Road2.5166529
Newport Road1,9275014
Ruckholt Road6556—
Sybourn Street1,631356
St. Joseph's560212
Trumpington Road2,1786113
Tom Hood4083—
Knotts -Green521244
Total33,458960282

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Number of individual children found unclean 1,242
of whom 282
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.