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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: TABLE II.B. Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected during the Year in the Age Groups.

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.%
Entrants1,40529320.91,02372.8896.3
Second Age Group1,23731225.286770.1584.7
Third Age Group1,07946242.860856.490.8
Other Routine Inspections———————
Total3,7211,06728.72,49867.11564.2

Table: TABLE III.— Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1949.TREATMENT TABLE.Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V).

TABLE III.— Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1949.

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.
By the AuthorityOtherwise
(1)
Skin—
Ringworm—
Scalp3—
Body1—
Scabies—-
Impetigo17—
Other skin diseases370—
Minor Eye Defects— (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II)3993
Minor Eye Defects60516
Miscellaneous— (e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)3,185150
Total4,580169