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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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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections, a. Routine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Code Group Inspections:— Entrants | 682 |
| Second Age Group | 549 |
| Third Age Group | 549 |
| Total | 1,780 |
b. Other Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 2,657 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 3,112 |
| Total | 5,769 |
C. Children Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection tn 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 | – | 100 | 100 | 14.6 |
| Second Age Group | 42 | 74 | 110 | 21.1 |
| Third Age Group | 58 | 32 | 90 | 16.4 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 100 | 206 | 306 | 17.2 |
| Other Routine Inspections | – | – | – | – |
| Grand Total | 100 | 206 | 306 | 17.2 |