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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Knotts Green Special School for Educationally Sub-Normal Pupils.
Admitted 15
Discharged 12
Physically Handicapped Pupils.
Knotts Green Open Air School.
Admitted during the year 19
Discharged 15

Table: PROVISION OF MEALS.The number of individual children fed under the Authority's arrangements during 1945 was:—

PROVISION OF MEALS.

The number of individual children fed under the Authority's arrangements during 1945 was:—

Ordinary Meals.Milk Meals.
Free1,3612,545
For payment6,53010,297*
Totals7,89112,842

Table: *Estimated.Number of meals supplied:—

*Estimated.

Number of meals supplied:—

Ordinary Meals.Milk Meals.
Free131,687472,486
For payment561,1071,940,831
Totals692,7942,413,317

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The above figures relate to the financial year ended 31st March,
1946.
CHILD GUIDANCE.
As long ago as 1937 arrangements were made for the reference
to special Child Guidance Clinics of children showing anti-social
behaviour problems; and during the year under review six school
children were referred to such special clinics for investigation and
report.
In the early years of school medical inspection it was realised
that many school children presented behaviour problems. Some
of these anti-social tendencies could be attributed to hereditary