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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 1938

[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).B (Normal).C (Slightly subnormal).D (Bad).
Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.
Entrants1,66024514.71,03062.036321.9221.3
Second Age Group1,22319015.577062.925220.6110.9
Third Age Group1,20031826.570258.517814.820.2
Other routine inspections---------
Total4,08375318.42,50261.279319.3350.9

Table: Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions .—At the special inspections held by the school nurses, 1,385 children were found to be unclean out of a total number of 29,763 examined (i.e., 4.6 per cent.).Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions .—At the special inspections held by the school nurses, 1,385 children were found to be unclean out of a total number of 29,763 examined (i.e., 4.6 per cent.).

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Excluded.
Canterbury Road2,4723410
Capworth Street2,56516932
Cann Hall Road1,775218
Church Road1,99914332
Connaught Road1,207299
Downsell Road1,2283918
Davies Lane1,9595722
Farmer Road2,03218714
Goodall Road1,6476213
Kirkdale Road47195
Lea Bridge Road31913—
Mayville Road1,3236812
Norlington Road2,430796
Newport Road1,43581
Ruckholt Road70951
Sybourn Street2,1308313
St. Joseph's1,0225928
Trumpington Road1,461145
Tom Hood91372
Knotts Green6664721
Total29,7631,133252

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Number of individual children found unclean 1,385
of whom 252
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.