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Leyton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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- 1954
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- 190
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- 136
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TABLE 1.
Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Population and Annual Death Rates England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (Including London) 160 Smaller Towns London Leyton -
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• TABLE 2. Case Rates for Certain Infectious Diseases in 1953.
Disease England and Wales 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns 160 Smaller Towns London Administrative County Leyton -
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TABLE 3. Comparative Statistics of Bibths, Mortality, Etc. LEYTON, 1901-1953.
Year Population Births Birth Rate Deaths Death Rate Deaths under 1 year Infantile Death Rate -
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TABLE 4. Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General, 1953.
Causes of Death Males Females Total -
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Table showing the number of nofc'fied cases of infectious diseases and their disposal.
Disease Notifications Received Removed to Hospital -
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DIPHTHERIA.
Year Cases Notified Deaths Case Fatality per cent. -
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One "outbreak" involved three residents in the Part III accommodation of a local hospital.
No. Date of Receipt of Notification Sex Age Date of Onset of Symptoms lnteival bet. Onset and Notification (Days) Cause Identified -
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MEASLES.
Year No. Notified Removed to Hospital Deaths -
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During the past ten years the notifications have increased, as shown by this table.
Year Year -
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In order to show the relative importance of poliomyelitis as a cause of death, I submit these figures of the annual number of deaths due to four common dangers to life in Leyton during recent years.
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 -
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Summary of Notified Cases of Acute Poliomyelitis—1953.
No. Date of Notification Sex Age Hospital Admd. Dischd. Site of Paralysis or Paresis Severity Progress -
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Morbidity With regard to the amount of subsequent disablement suffered by persons notified during previous years, these cases are followed up from year to year, and the following table shows in summary form the disposal, progress and present state of cases notified since 1947—the first year of increased incidence.
1947 1948 1949 1950 1952 Totals -
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SCARLET FEVER.
Year No. Notified Deaths Case Fatality per cent. -
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WHOOPING COUGH.
Year No. Notified Removed to Hospital Deaths -
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The following is a statement of particulars appearing in the Register of Notification of Cases of Tuberculosis for the year ended 31st December, 1953 :—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary total M. F. Total M. F. Total -
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N ew C ases .—The following table gives particulars regarding the new cases which have occurred during the year :—
Age Periods New Cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary m. F. m. F. -
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NOTIFICATIONS.
Year Pulmonary N on-Pulmonary Total M. F. Total. M. F. Total. -
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DEATHS.
Year Pulmonaty Non-Pulmonary Total M. F. Total. M. F. Total. -
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The information is submitted also in the form of a graph.
Year Notifns. Deaths Year Notifns. Deaths Year Notifns. Deaths -
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During the 25 year period some 1,633 Leyton residents have died from tuberculosis ; and the following figures show the number and percentage of these deaths in each of the tabulated age groups.
Age No. of Deaths Percentage Age No. of Deaths Percentage -
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Accommodation of Family.
Persons in Family Rooms (excluding Scullery) 1 2 3 4 5 6 -
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TUBERCULOSIS. Administrative Arrangements.
Authority Local Committee Local Officers Services Available -
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The following table shows how the number of Leyton patients
Year Cases Treated Total attendances for treatment Children Adults Total -
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Number of bodies deposited, death being due to:—
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INQUESTS. The following verdicts on Leyton residents were recorded at inquests held during the year:—
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During 1953 the Council granted licences in respect of the following establishments for massage or special treatment.
Name Address of Premises -
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In November, 1952, the Health Authority placed at the disposal of the Blood Transfusion Service the use of local Clinics for blood donor sessions, and the following table gives the relevant information regarding sessions held since that time.
Date Where Sessions Held Number of Donors 1952 Essex County Health Services Clinic, Dawlish Road, E.10 Bled Not Bled -
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Special sessions were held of Leyton Borough Council employees who volunteered to be bled.
Date Where Sessions Held Number of Donors 1952 9th Dec. Town Hall, Leyton Bled 40 NotBled 12 -
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BOROUGH OF LEYTON. Results of Preliminary S urvey of Houses in Ten Areas of the Borouoh.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Area No. Total No. of Houses Houses in Category A Population Population in Category A Houses Number Percentage Families Persons Families Persons Number Percentage Number Percentage -
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The results of such action are given hereunder.
Date of hearing Address Nature of nuisance or offence Result of Court proceedings -
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N umber of N ew H ouses E rected during the Y ear.
Total With State assistance (included in the Total) Type of Building By the local authority By other local authorities By other bodies and persons By the local authority By other local authorities By other bodies and persons -
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The following table contains a summary of the nature of work executed and improvements effected in dwelling houses and other premises as a result of the aforementioned action (formal and informal) taken under the Statutory Powers.
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Premises treated :
Rats Mice Total -
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Approximate numbers of business premises in the Borougn and functions involved. (i) Food and business premises which are licensed or registered for a specific purpose.
TYPE OF PREMISES ADDITIONAL LICENCES, REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS INVOLVED TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ice Cream Milk Preserved Food Shell Fish Power Factory Non-Power Factory Catering Off Licence Bakehouse Confectionery Fish Frier Grocer Barber With Storage Poultry Slaughterhouse Hairdressing. -
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business establishments is 754. (This includes boot and shoe retail shops, builders' merchants, drapers, florists, furniture dealers, gent's and ladies' outfitters, hardware shops, newsagents, radio and television dealers, etc.).
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Leyton Corporation Act 1950,Essex County Council Act 1952, and relevant legislation.
Type of Premises No. of Inspections -
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(iv) Details of Samples taken for Chemical Analysis.
Commodity No. of Samples analysed No. of Samples unsatisfactory -
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Commodity No. of Samples analysed No. of Samples unsatisfactory -
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Commodity No. of Samples analysed No. of Samples unsatisfactory -
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Commodity No. of Samples analysed No. of Samples unsatisfactory -
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The results of such examination are summarised as follows :—
Designation No. of Samples Taken Result Phosphatase Reaction Methylene Blue Test Satis. Unsatis. • Satis. Unsatis. -
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The results of such examination are summarised as follows :—
Commodity No. of Samples taken Result Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV Satis. -
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The food condemned was destroyed by fire at the council's destructor works.
Commodity Ton Cwt. Qtr. Lb. Commodity Units -
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Legal Proceedings. In two instances it was necessary to institute legal proceedings, as under :—
Nature of Contravention Act under which summons was issued Date of summons Result -
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The following is a summary of these licences.
Special Designation Tuberculin Tested Accredited Pasteurised Sterilised -
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Details of the number of persons and premises registered under this section are given hereunder.
Persons Premises -
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Details oi the number of premises registered for this purpose are :—
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Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 ; the Diseases of Animals Acts and Orders the Leyton Corporation Act, 1950 ; and relevant legislation.
Type of Premises No. of Inspections -
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1. INSPECTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Piemi.es Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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2. DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES. (Section 111 of Act of 1937.)
Nature of Work Instances Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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The following table gives details of registration and licences issued:—
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Twelve new applications were approved for registration as hairdressers/barbers and of the premises in which the business is carried on.
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The present position regarding such registrations is :
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Set out below in tabular form are the findings of the prescribed analyst.
[Appropriate Tests Standard prescribed by R.F. & O.F.M. Begs., 1951 Results of Analysis Remarks and Action Taken -
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Appropriate Tests Standard prescribed by R.F. & O.F.M. Regs., 1951 Results of Analysis Remarks and Action Taken -
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AAppropriate Tests Standard prescribed by R.F. & O.F.M. Regs., 1951 Results of Analysis Remarks and Action Taken -
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CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE EXPRESSED IN MILLIGRAMS PER 100 CUBIC METRES.
Month Monthly average Highest daily average Lowest daily average 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 -
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CONCENTRATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EXPRESSED AS PARTS PEI 100 MILLION.
Month Monthly average Highest daily average Lowest daily average 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 -
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1,279 births were registered during the year :—
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HEALTH CLINICS—CLINIC SESSIONS
Health Ciinic Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday -
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ATTENDANCES, EXAMINATIONS, etc ., 1951—1953.
Leyton Green Park House Dawlish Road All Centres 1951 1952 1953 1951 1952 1953 1951 1952 1953 1951 1952 1953 -
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Post-natal Clinic.
Leyton Green Clinic Lady Raleigh Training Home Total -
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Conditions found on examination :—
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Born at Home Nursed Entirely at Home Transferred to Hospital Died in First 24 hours Died on 2nd to 7th day Died on 8th to 28th day Survived 28 days Total -
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(A) NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE.
Examined Needing treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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(B) FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED.
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scalings or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided Local General Complete Partial -
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Arrangements were made for three mothers and their children to have a period of convalescence. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
No. of Cases Notified Treated At Home In Hosp. Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths -
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Infant Neo-natal and Foetal Mortality.
Year Live Births Deaths under Mortality Rate Stillbirths No. Rate per 1,000 (live and still) Births 1 year 4 weeks Infantile Neo natal -
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It is clear, especially from the serried rows of blanks in the upper part of the waiting-list figures, that the original scheme of categories recommended for priority of admission bears no relationship to conditions now obtaining.
Knotts Green Ellingham Road Total 0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. 0-2yrs. 2-5 yrs. 0-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. -
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DAY NURSERIES.
Categories Children in Nursery Children on Waiting List 31 Dec., 52 31 Jan., 53 9 Feb., 53 31 Dec. 53 31 Dec., 52 31 Jan., 53 9 Feb., 53 31 Dec., 53 E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. E.R. K.G. -
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Record of Cases attended by Council Midwives, 1953.
Midwives Total Essex County Council Attached to the Lady Rayleigh Training Home, Beachcroft Road -
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Numbers of cases in which medical aid was summoned by midwives under Section 14 of the Midwives' Act, 1951 :—
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DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES.
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INWARD TRANSFERABLE BIRTHS—1953. Births in Institutions, Maternity Homes and private dwellings outside the Borough of Ley ton during 1953.
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BIRTHS IN INSTITUTIONS AND MATERNITY HOMES. The following table shows the percentage of births taking place in other than the patient's home since 1936. The steady increase in the percentage was not maintained during the war years, due to evacuation of expectant mothers, and subsequently due to the shortage of maternity beds in hospitals.
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Vaccination against Smallpox.
Age at date of vaccination Total Under 1 year 1—4 years 5—14 years 15 years or over -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.
Age 0-5 years Age 5-15 years Total -
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Percentage of School Children Immunised.
Entrants Second Age Group Third Age Group No. Exmd. No. Immunised % No. Exmd. No. Immunised % No. Exmd. No. Immunised % -
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The following are figures for deaths and notifications since 1944.
Year Deaths Corrected Notifications England and Wales Leyton England and Wales Leyton -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.
Number of Children considered to be Immunised at end of Year 0—5 years 5—15 Years -
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Arrangements for public whooping cough immunisation in the area were put into operation on 10th September, 1951, and the following table gives the available information regarding the number and age groups of the children who were immunised during 1953.
Under 1 year years 5—14 years Total -
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SECTION 27 AMBULANCE SERVICES. I am indebted to the County Medical Officer for the following statistics relating to the work carried out, during the past five years, from the Ambulance Station, Auckland Road, Leyton, E.10. (Tel. LEY 6077.)
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The types of cases conveyed by Ambulances from the Leyton Ambulance Station during 1953 were :—
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During the year there were 21,528 attendances for treatment, representing an increase of 1,627 over the attendances during the previous year.
First Attendances (New Cases) Subsequent Attendances Total Attendances -
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The number of persons who received free treatment was 66 (4.2 per cent. of the total number of new cases). The following are the figures of attendances for these patients only.
First Attendances (New Cases) Subsequent Attendances Total Attendances -
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Convalescence for Adults.
Length of stay No. of Cases -
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(c) Where cases have been sent:—
Name of Convalescent Home No. of Cases sent -
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Shop Window Displays, 280 High Road, Leyton, E.10.
Dates Subject -
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LECTURES AND FILM SHOWS — 1953.
Date Where held Subject Type of Audience Attendance -
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The films were projected by the Road Safety Officer, and I take the opportunity of thanking him for his assistance.
Venue Date Numbers Attending -
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Attendances.
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Results of Survey.
Males Females Total -
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Classification of Abnormalities Noted.
Male Female Total -
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Tuberculosis.
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(c) Rehabilitation. (1) New cases—
Preston Hall Papworth Ha ll -
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Loan of Sick Room Equipment. During the year 201 articles of sick room equipment were loaned on the recommendation of doctors, hospital almoners, etc.
From Central Store From Lady Raleigh Training Home -
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The undermentioned are some of the grants made by the Association during 1953:—
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SECTION 29 DOMESTIC HELP. Seven years have now elapsed since Leyton Council, the then Maternity and Child Welfare Authority, extended their scheme for domestic help by including the provision of domestic help in necessitous cases other than mothers and infants ; and some idea of the work may be gathered from these figures:—
Year Number of cases Maternity Other Total -
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(a) Number of helps and hours worked:—
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(6) Work of the Domestic Help Organiser:—
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(c) Help provided :—
Maternity Acute Sick Tuberculosis Chronic Sick Aged Not Sick Others Total Aged Others -
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Medical Examination of Staff.
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School Health Service The figures set out below relate to the calendar year ended December, 1953.
Number Roll Average Attendance Percentage of Attendance -
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ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION. A.—Routine Medical Inspection.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed groups. Percentage of parents present -
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The Findings of Medical Inspection. NUmbeR op 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) -
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Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.
School Number of Examinations Number Cautioned Number Excluded -
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From year to year I include in my Annual Report a list showing the annual incidence of uncleanliness in Leyton schools over a period of 10 years; but, in order to give a wider view of the situation, I submit these figures showing the percentage of Leyton school children found to be unclean over a period of 40 years.
Year Number examined Number found to be unclean Per cent. -
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Orthoptic Report for 1953.
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School Dental Service. Findings of Dental Inspection. The following table shows in statistical form the results of school dental inspection in the individual schools mentioned.
School No. of Children inspected No. requiring treatment No. approved for treatment No. accepting treatment No. refusing treatment Percentage of acceptances -
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Table IV ( page 187) does not allow space for the following items of Orthodontic Treatment:—
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Additional Operations not Tabulated in Table IV.
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Orthopaedic Clinic.
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Admissions to Hospital. Eleven children were admitted to hospital, and the following operations performed:—
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The conditions dealt with by the E.N.T. Specialist were as follows:—
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Treatments and Investigations Recommended.
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Delicate Pupils.
Boys Girls Total -
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Physically Handicapped. Fortunately the number in this category is small, and attention is drawn to those receiving residential treatment, which is three at the end of 1953. There were none awaiting admission to either Day or Resident Schools.
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Educationally Sub-normal.
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Average daily number of children fed under the Education Authority's arrangements during 1953 was :—
Dinners Milk Meals -
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SPEECH THERAPY. 1. C hildren at present U ndergoing T reatment—
Diagnosis of Defects— Boys Girls Total -
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Incidence of speech defects among seniors, juniors, and infants—
Seniors Juniors Infants Special Schools Total -
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2. Discharged—50.
- Seniors Juniors Infants Special Schools Total -
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The greatest number of the children seen come from the Junior Schools ; and it is satisfactory to netice that there were a larger number of Infants than Secondary School pupils referred to the psychologist, since the younger the child, the more chance there is of bringing about a re-adjustment.
Pre-school Infants Juniors Secondary -
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I.Q. RANGE.
Below 70 71—90 91—110 111—130 131 + Totals -
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ANALYSIS OF FIGURES FOR 1953.
Walthamstow Out-Area W'stow C'ford Leyton Forest -
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools. a. Periodic Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups :—
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C. Pupils Found to Require Treatment. Number of individual pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin).
Group For Defective Vision (excluding Squint) For all other Conditions Total individual Pupils Percentage of children found to require Treatment -
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TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1953.
Defect or Disease Routine Inspections Special Inspections Number requiring Treatment Observation Number requiring Treatment Observation (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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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. % -
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TABLE III.—Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1953. 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) By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE III.—contd. Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as minor ailments.–group i).
Defect or Disease Number of Defects dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
Total number treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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TABLE V. Infestation with Vermin.