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Leyton 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
A.— Routine Medical Inspection.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed groups.
Entrants 693
Second Age Group 965
Third Age Group 743
Total 2,401
Of 2,401 children who were examined in the code age-groups,
1,986 (or over 82 per cent.) were accompanied by their parents.
B.— Other Inspections.
Special Inspections.
The number of special inspections during the year was 3,387
comparing with 2,797 during the previous year.
Re-inspections.
The number of re-inspections during 1945 was 6,426.

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—
Entrants69322732.7
Second Age Group96521422.1
Third Age Group74324633.1
Total (Code Groups)2,40168728.7

Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.— At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 1,247 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 20,224 examined (i.e., 6.1
per cent.)