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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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The following is an age group analysis of children, suffering from plantar warts, who have attended the Municipal Foot Clinic for treatment during the first 22 months after its establishment:—
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 6 years | — | 1 |
| 7 „ | 1 | 1 |
| 8 „ | — | 1 |
| 9 „ | 3 | 10 |
| 10 „ | 3 | 7 |
| 11 „ | 5 | 12 |
| 12 „ | 8 | 23 |
| 13 „ | 6 | 26 |
| 14 „ | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 85 | |
| Total | 114 |
It will be seen that, of the 114 patients, 63 (i.e., over 55 per cent.) were aged 12 or 13 years.
| Number inspected | Number of Cases | Incidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys— | |||
| Junior | 1,844 | 31 | 1.68 per cent. |
| Senior | 1,960 | 80 | 4.08 per cent. |
| Total | 3,804 | 111 | 2.91 per cent. |
| Girls— | |||
| Junior | 1,741 | 52 | 2.98 per cent. |
| Senior | 1,759 | 95 | 5.40 per cent. |
| Total | 3,500 | 147 | 4.20 per cent. |
It is evident from these figures that the percentage incidence
rate among all girls (4.20 per cent.) is greater than that among all
boys (2.91 per cent.), and that the greater relative incidence among
girls is found both in the junior and the senior departments.