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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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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— Entrants | 1,612 | 245 | 15.2 |
| Second Age Group | 677 | 121 | 17.8 |
| Third Age Group | 721 | 162 | 22.4 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 3,010 | 528 | 17.5 |
Unclean liness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 990 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 17,439 examined (i.e., 5.6
per cent.
Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
| School. | Number of Examinations. | Number Cautioned. | Number Excluded. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Road | 1,238 | 21 | 14 |
| Capworth Street | 1,869 | 66 | 9 |
| Cann Hall Road | 1,000 | 37 | 13 |
| Church Road | 1,029 | 38 | 7 |
| Connaught Road | 1,139 | 45 | 8 |
| Downsell Road | 1,283 | 97 | 18 |
| Davies Lane | 1,375 | 65 | 12 |
| Farmer Road | 774 | 17 | 3 |
| Goodall Road | 1,086 | 55 | 14 |
| Kjrkdale Road | 476 | 17 | 4 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 105 | 5 | 1 |
| Mayville Road | 1,483 | 170 | 58 |
| Norlington Road | 1,383 | 53 | 8 |
| Newport Road | 1,073 | 25 | 7 |
| Ruckholt Road | — | — | — |
| Sy bourn Street | 1,032 | 25 | 3 |
| St. Joseph's | 245 | 11 | 4 |
| Trumpington Road | 649 | 39 | 12 |
| Tom Hood | 81 | — | 1 |
| Knotts Green | 119 | 8 | — |
| Total | 17,439 | 794 | 196 |
Number of individual children found unclean ... 990
of whom ... 196
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.