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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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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections.
a. Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections:—
| Entrants | 880 |
| Second Age Group | 465 |
| Third Age Group | 720 |
| Total | 2,065 |
B. Other Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 3,032 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 5,755 |
| Total | 8,787 |
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 | 159 | 160 | 18.2 |
| Second Age Group | 29 | 41 | 70 | 15.1 |
| Third Age Group | 46 | 77 | 123 | 17.1 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 76 | 277 | 353 | 17.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 76 | 277 | 353 | 17.1 |