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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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The following table shows the types of physical defect, the number of children in each category, and the progress recorded in the cases of 149 children subjected to medical survey by Dr. P. Henderson (Deputy School Medical Officer) during the year.
| Defect. | No. of Children. | Improved. | Stationary | Worse. | No Data. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delicate children | 22 | 15 | 1 | — | 6 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 13 |
| Bronchitis and Malnutrition | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 |
| Asthma | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| Bronchiectasis | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Fibrosis of Lungs | 3 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Subnormal Nutrition | 19 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 19 |
| Quiescent Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculous adenitis | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Major Epilepsy | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Minor Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Rheumatic Carditis | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Chorea | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nervous Children | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Severe Anæmia | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| Pernicious Anæmia | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Exophthalmic Goitre | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hæmophilia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Skin Disease (Ichthyosis) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Orthopaedic Cases | 22 | 15 | — | 3 | 22 | |
| 149 | 107 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 149 |
Number of children improved 107 (71.8%)
Number of children stationary 11 (7.3%)
Number of children worse 6 (4.0%)
Observations by Dr. P. Henderson.
The heading "No Data" in the above table includes those
children who entered the school after 30th September, 1936, those
who were absent on the days of the medical re-examinations and
those who left the district before they were re-examined. If the
25 children for whom no data are available are deducted from
the total number (149) of children attending the Open Air School
during 1936, it is found that of the remaining 124 children, 86.2%
improved, 8.8% remained stationary and 4.8%were worse.