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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Results of Inspection.
Statistical Summary.
The following table shows in tabular form the results of inspection—classified
according to sex and school department—in
each of the Council's schools.
Table I.
Number Inspected | Number of Cases | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior | Junior | Senior | Junior | |||||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Cann Hall | 223 | — | 176 | — | 9 | — | 4 | — |
Canterbury | 200 | — | 168 | 139 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 |
Capworth | — | 193 | 145 | 158 | — | 11 | 4 | 16 |
Church | — | 210 | — | 190 | — | 9 | — | 3 |
Connaught | — | 190 | 123 | 148 | — | 17 | 1 | — |
Davies Lane | 227 | — | 207 | 85 | 11 | — | 3 | — |
Downsell | 151 | — | 200 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Farmer | 198 | — | 231 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — |
Goodall | — | 181 | — | 223 | — | 6 | — | 4 |
Mayville | — | 185 | — | 190 | — | 11 | — | 4 |
Newport | 221 | — | 265 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Norlington | — | 204 | — | 252 | — | 9 | — | 3 |
Ruekholt | 263 | 205 | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — |
Sybourn | 201 | — | 214 | 128 | 17 | — | 14 | 12 |
St. Joseph's | 50 | 53 | 47 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Tom Hood | 226 | 181 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — |
Trumpington | — | 157 | 68 | 182 | — | 9 | — | 2 |
Totals | 1,960 | 1,759 | 1,844 | 1,741 | 80 | 95 | 31 | 52 |
3,719 | 3,585 | 175 | 83 | |||||
7,304 | 258 |
Of 7,304 children inspected, 258 (3.53 per cent.) were found to be
suffering from plantar warts.
It will be seen that all schools were affected in varying degree ;
the maximum incidence (7.91 per cent.) being at Sybourn Street
School, and the minimum (1.02 per cent.) at Newport Road. Within
these two extremes the cases were fairly evenly distributed over
the schools in the area.
With regard to distribution in individual schools there are
some unexpected findings. For instance, in Connaught Road
School, where 8.89 per cent, of senior girls were affected, no case
was found among junior girls. Again, in Downsell Road School,
7 cases were found among 151 senior boys, but no case was found