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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 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
A.—Routine Medical Inspection.

Table: Number of Inspections in the prescribed groups.

Number of Inspections in the prescribed groups.

Entrants880
Second Age Group465
Third Age Group720
Total2,065

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Of 2,065 children who were examined in the code age-groups,
1,558 (or over 75 per cent.) were accompanied by their parents.
B.—Other Inspections.
Special Inspections.
The number of special inspections during the year was 3,032
comparing with 2,657 during the previous year.
Re-inspections.
The number of re-inspections during 1941 was 5,755.

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. (1)Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4)
Inspected. (2)Found to require treatment. (3)
Code Groups—Entrants88016018.18
Second Age Group4657015.03
Third Age Group72012317.08
Total (Code Groups)2,06535317.09