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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: The Findings of Medical Inspection.NUmbeR op Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of nutrition, uncleanlinessand Dental Diseases).

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).

GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require treatment
InspectedFound to require treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Code Groups— Entrants1,68021112.56
Second Age Group1,27121016.6
Third Age Group1,08711510.58
Total (Code Groups)4,03853613.27

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 306 children were found
to be unclean out of a total number of 28,081 examined (i.e., 1.09
per cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

SchoolNumber of ExaminationsNumber CautionedNumber Excluded
Canterbury Road2,5135...
Capworth Street1,14461
Cann Hall Road2,478433
Church Road1,4873...
Tom Hood.........
Connaught Road1,499122
Downsell Road2,997292
Davies Lane2,733191
Farmer Road547......
Goodall Road1,5851911
Lea Bridge Road32413
Mayville Road2,699634
Norlington Road518......
Newport Road3,257314
Sybourn Street1,8698...
St. Joseph's54995
Trumpington Road87914...
Knotts Green anD Harrow Green4416...
Leyton County High School506......
Occupation Centre562...
Total28,08127036

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Number of individual children found unclean 306
of whom 36
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.