Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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In addition to the above, 79 children were examined because of difficulties at home or school, and were ascertained as set out below :
Behaviour problems | 24 |
Dull and backward | 36 |
Backward only | 19 |
79 | |
Several of these children are being referred to the Child Guidance Clinic for appropriate treatment. | |
Admitted | 18 |
Discharged | 6 |
Admitted during the year | 32 |
Discharged | 27 |
The number of individual children fed under the Authority's arrangements during 1947 was :—
Dinners. | Milk Meals. | |
---|---|---|
Free | 1,560 | 11,159 |
For payment | 7,901 | — |
Totals | 9,461 | 11,159 |
Number of meals supplied :— | ||
Dinners. | Milk Meals. | |
Free | 214,037 | 1,957,064 |
For payment | 1,033,159 | |
Totals | 1,297,196 | 1,957,064 |