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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 1947

[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—
Entrants2,46546818.9
Second Age Group99423823.9
Third Age Group2083315.8
Total (Code Groups)3,66773920.1

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 985 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 26,160 examined (i.e., 3.9
per cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Excluded.
Canterbury Road2,006339
Capworth Street2,0286712
Cann Hall Road1,6042717
Church Road1,570553
Connaught Road2,125335
Downsell Road1,7335032
Davies Lane1,9906020
Farmer Road1,462333
Goodall Road1,1952915
Kirkdale Road34962
Lea Bridge Road186——
Mayville Road2,01323147
Norlington Road1,4721810
Newport Road2,1934224
Sybourn Street2,429285
St. Joseph's385104
Trumpington Road1,1292710
Knotts Green and Cobbold291171
Leyton County High School———
Total26,160766219

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Number of individual children found unclean 985
of whom 219
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.