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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE II.
B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.
| Age Groups. | No. of Pupils Inspected. | A. Good. | B. Fair. | C. Poor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,200 | 288 | 24.0 | 790 | 65.8 | 122 | 10.1 |
| Second Age Group | 1,062 | 282 | 26.5 | 721 | 67.9 | 59 | 5.5 |
| Third Age Group | 1,018 | 565 | 55.5 | 443 | 43.5 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3,280 | 1,135 | 34.6 | 1,954 | 59.5 | 191 | 5.8 |
TABLE III.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended
31st December, 1948.
TREATMENT TABLE.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).
| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year. |
|---|---|
| (1) | |
| Ringworm— | |
| Scalp-r—(1) X-ray treatment | _ |
| (2) Other | 6 |
| Body | 8 |
| Scabies | 10 |
| Impetigo | 18 |
| Other skin diseases | 459 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | 453 |
| 429 | |
| 1803 | |
| Total | 3186 |