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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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the country as a whole. The reason is hard to find. Acceptance rates vary from school
to school and year to year which seems to cut out the effect of propaganda or Head
Teacher enthusiasms or disapproval since one would imagine that a pattern would have
emerged by now, but it has not, and we are in the dark over this.
TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES CLINICAL TRIAL
This scheme was reported on fully in 1958- The Medical Research Council continued
'follow up' examinations in 1959 assisted by members of the Health Visiting and Nursing
Staff. Of the 218 young people invited for their sixth annual X-ray, 126 attended, i.e.
58%, and of these 50% completed the skin tests. In addition, of the 93 who defaulted on
the previous occasion 32 attended this time.
It is expected that i960 will see the completion of this trial.
SPEECH CLINIC
| Under 5 years | Primary School | ' Secondary School | Special School | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases commenced before 1959 and continuing after December, 3ist 1958. | Articulation Defect | – | 14 | 2 | 15 | 31 |
| Stammer | – | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | |
| Articulation Defect and Stammer | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | – | 20 | 11 | 17 | 48 | |
| Articulation Defect | 3 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 50 | |
| Cases commencing treatment during 1959 | Stammer | 1 | 10 | 2 | – | 13 |
| Articulation Defect and Stammer | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
Therefore total cases receiving treatment during 1959 - 108
Total new cases - 64- 2 failed to attend for treatment.
(62)