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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 1943
[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 1,177
Second Age Group 888
Third Age Group 844
Total 2,909
b. Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections 3,874
Number of Re-inspections 7,006
Total 10,880
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 | Total. | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 2 | 218 | 220 | 18.68 |
| Second Age Group | 72 | 111 | 183 | 20.60 |
| Third Age Group | 102 | 104 | 206 | 24.40 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 176 | 433 | 603 | 20.93 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 176 | 433 | 609 | 20.93 |