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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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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections, a. Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections :—
| Entrants | 1,211 |
| Second Age Group | 1,239 |
| Third Age Group | 168 |
| Total | 2,618 |
| B. Other Inspections. Number of Special Inspections | 5,108 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 5,566 |
| Total | 10,674 |
C. Children Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | For Defective Vision (excluding Squint). | For all other Conditions recorded in Table II.A. | Total. | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 1 | 176 | 177 | 14.4 |
| Second Age Group | 75 | 110 | 185 | 14.9 |
| Third Age Group | 16 | 28 | 44 | 26.1 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 92 | 314 | 406 | 15.5 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 92 | 314 | 406 | 15.5 |