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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 1952

[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 Inspectionto require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanlinessand 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).

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups— Entrants1,93930115.5
Second Age Group85513816.1
Third Age Group1,12315814.1
Total (Code Groups)3,91759715.2

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 322 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 24,999 examined (i.e., 1.28
per cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

SchoolNumber of ExaminationsNumber CautionedNumber Excluded
Canterbury Road1,5524...
Capworth Street100...
Cann Hall Road1,2295...
Church Road1,92033
Tom Hood71...
Connaught Road1,590259
Downsell Road2,861509
Davies Lane2,745131
Farmer Road5434...
Goodall Road1,6702414
Lea Bridge Road275......
Mayville Road2,777759
Norlington Road1,215......
Newport Road3,1442311
Sybourn Street396......
St. Joseph's452127
Trumpington Road1,1034...
Knotts Green and Harrow Green436151
Leyton County High School9201...
Occupation Centre.........
Total24,99925864

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Number of individual children found unclean 258
of whom 64
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinice.