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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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Number of meals supplied :—
Ordinary Milk
Meals. Meals.
Free 77,654 237,966
For payment 4,519 —
Totals 82,173 237,966
The above figures relate to the financial year ended 31st March,
1937.
STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections.
A. Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections :—
| Entrants | 1,666 |
| Second Age Group | 1,260 |
| Third Age Group | 1,354 |
| Total | 4,280 |
B. Other Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 4,909 |
| Number of Re-inspections... | 13,109 |
| Total | 18,018 |
C. Children Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | For Defective Vision (excluding Squint). | For all other Conditions recorded in Table II.A. | Total. | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 17 | 138 | 155 | 9.3 |
| Second Age Group | 91 | 92 | 183 | 14.5 |
| Third Age Group | 140 | 60 | 200 | 14.7 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 248 | 290 | 538 | 12.5 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 248 | 290 | 538 | 12.5 |