London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1944
[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 | 1,282 | 274 | 21.37 |
| Second Age Group V | 647 | 166 | 25.65 |
| Third Age Group | 759 | 199 | 26.21 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 2,688 | 639 | 23.77 |
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 1,001 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 18,090 examined (i.e., 5.5
per cent.
Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
| School. | Number of Examinations. | Number Cautioned. | Number Excluded. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Road | 1,196 | 15 | 4 |
| Capworth Street | 2,074 | 140 | 31 |
| Cann Hall Road | 1,022 | 41 | 4 |
| Church Road | 1,388 | 59 | 11 |
| Connaught Road | 1,112 | 38 | 10 |
| Downsell Road | 1,249 | 42 | 18 |
| Davies Lane ... | 1,145 | 43 | 9 |
| Farmer Road ... | 965 | 21 | 6 |
| Goodall Road ... | 954 | 40 | 6 |
| Kirkdale Road | 345 | 7 | 3 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| Mayville Road | 1,969 | 247 | 24 |
| Norlington Road | 1,065 | 32 | 6 |
| Newport Road | 1,339 | 58 | 16 |
| Sybourn Street | 1,122 | 14 | 2 |
| St. Joseph's | 167 | 5 | 4 |
| Trumpington Road | 843 | 33 | 5 |
| Knotts Green | 84 | 4 | ... |
| Total | 18,090 | 841 | 160 |
Number of individual children found unclean 1,001
of whom 160
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.