London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
This page requires JavaScript
The Findings of Medical Inspection.
Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanliness
and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | Number of Children. | Percentage of Children found to require treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Code Groups— | |||
| Entrants | 177 | 14.6 | |
| Second Age Group | 1239 | 185 | 14.9 |
| Third Age Group | 168 | 34 | 20.2 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 2618 | 396 | 15.1 |
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 775 children were found to be
unclean out of a total number of 17,923 examined (i.e., 4.3 per
cent.).
Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
| School. | Number of Examination. | Number Cautined. | Number Excluded. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centbury Road | 1.923 | 18 | 5 |
| Capworth Street | 1,762 | 92 | 26 |
| Cann Hall Road | 630 | 3 | 2 |
| Church Road | 1,460 | 81 | 12 |
| Connaught Road | 476 | 11 | — |
| Downsell Road | 1,143 | 49 | 9 |
| Davies Lane | 1,155 | 25 | 5 |
| Farmer Road | 1,341 | 39 | 9 |
| Goodall Road | 1,080 | 35 | 4 |
| Kirkdale Road | 169 | 5 | 2 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 205 | 8 | 1 |
| Mayville Road | 1,010 | 95 | 17 |
| Norlington Road | 1.174 | 53 | 10 |
| Newport Road | 765 | 9 | 1 |
| Ruckholt Road | 203 | 3 | 3 |
| Sybourn Street | 1,282 | 36 | 9 |
| St. Joseph's | 477 | 19 | 13 |
| Trumpington Road | 849 | 17 | 3 |
| Tom Hood | 456 | 10 | — |
| Knotts Green | 363 | 32 | 4 |
| Total | 17,923 | 640 | 135 |
Number of individual children found unclean 775
of whom 135
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.