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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: 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).

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—
Entrants1,24026921.69
Second Age Group1,19130525.61
Third Age Group91318920.70
Total (Code Groups)3,34476322.82

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 741 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 21,134 examined (i.e., 3.5
per cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Exoluded.
Canterbury Road1,661395
Capworth Street1,7134815
Cann Hall Road1,36814-
Church Road1,064261
Connaught Road1,165272
Downsell Road1,7544524
Davies Lane1,310358
Farmer Road1.226339
Goodall Road1,3845215
Kirkdale Road36592
Lea Bridge Road1153-
Mayville Road1,93614225
Norlington Road1,2812915
Newport Road2,252679
Sybourn Street1,227171
St. Joseph's25755
Trumpington Road8273-
Knotts Green144101
Ley ton County High School85——
Total21,134604137

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Number of individual children found unclean 741
of whom 137
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.