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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Continued from previous page | 2 | ||
| Unsuitable for treatment | 3 | ||
| Previously discharged patients attending periodically for tests | 30 | ||
| Treated for defective vision | 14 | ||
| Cured | 3 | ||
| Improved | 5 | ||
| No improvement | 3 | ||
| Seen once only | 3 | ||
| Treated for squint | 32 | ||
| Cured | Stereoscopic vision | 4 | 11 |
| Cosmetic only | 7 | ||
| Rest from active treatment | 6 | ||
| Still under treatment | 15 | ||
| Awaiting treatment | 31 | ||
As the squint clinic was temporarily suspended at the outbreak
of war, the figures above relate only to the first nine months of
the year.
School Dental Service.
Findings of Dental Inspection.
The following table shows in statistical form the results of school dental inspection in individual schools and over the whole area.
| School. | Number inspected. | Number referred for treatment. | Number accepting treatment. | Percentage of acceptances. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||
| Canterbury | 225 | 118 | 145 | 86 | 155 | 67.1 |
| Cann Hall | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Capworth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Church | 108 | 490 | 77 | 384 | 268 | 58.1 |
| Connaught | 31 | 114 | 21 | 71 | 60 | 65.2 |
| Davies Lane | 512 | 226 | 424 | 163 | 315 | 53.6 |
| Downsell | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Farmer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Goodall | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kirkdale | 40 | 41 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 72.7 |
| Knotts Green | 105 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 68 | 48.9 |
| Lea Bridge | 56 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 50 | 63.3 |
| Mayville | 115 | 421 | 70 | 323 | 55 | 14.0* |
| Newport | 593 | 106 | 408 | 69 | 341 | 71.5 |
| Norlington | 142 | 608 | 111 | 487 | 440 | 73.5 |
| Ruckholt | 247 | 196 | 175 | 163 | 224 | 66.2 |
| Sybourn | 447 | 232 | 351 | 168 | 381 | 73.4 |
| St. Joseph's | 122 | 101 | 96 | 79 | 103 | 58.8 |
| Tom Hood | ||||||
| Trumpington | 133 | 406 | 94 | 302 | 279 | 70 45 |
| 2,876 | 3,196 | 2,107 | 2,422 | 2,771 | 45.6 | |
* Children were evacuated before forms could be returned.