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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: 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).

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— Entrants68210014.6
Second Age Group54911621.1
Third Age Group5499016.4
Total (Code Groups)178030617.1

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 664 children were found to be
unclean out of a total number of 9,871 examined (i.e., 6.7 per
cent.).

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Excluded.
Canterbury Road3934—
Capworth Street7544111
Cann Hall Road27062
Church Road589468
Connaught Road5272211
Downsell Road5636113
Da vies Lane9072710
Farmer Road9442411
Goodall Road8737317
Kirkdale Road17941
Lea Bridge Road593—
Mayville Road1,0077551
Norlington Road366398
Newport Road754245
Ruckholt Road6512
Sy bourn Street706183
St. Joseph's2046—
Trumpington Road2304—
Tom Hood181——
Knotts Green300245
Total9,871504160

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Number of individual children found unclean 664
of whom 160
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.