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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(a) Individual children found to require treatment
| Age Group (by year of birth) | Pupils Inspected | Defective Vision (excluding sauint} | Any other Condition | Total Pupils with Defects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 and later | – | – | – | – |
| 1956 | 305 | 6 | 36 | 40 |
| 1955 | 490 | 19 | 62 | 73 |
| 1954 | 16 | – | 3 | 3 |
| 1953 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 |
| 1952 | 517 | 55 | 64 | 111 |
| 1951 | 243 | 31 | 23 | 50 |
| 1950 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 1949 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1948 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1947 | 491 | 124 | 48 | 162 |
| 1946 and earlier | 1,215 | 225 | 75 | 267 |
| TOTAL | 3,339 | 472 | 324 | 731 |
(b) Pupils found to have undergone tonsillectomy
| Age Group | Number Inspected | Number found to have undergone tonsillectomy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 5-year | 409 | 386 | 11 | 20 |
| 10-12 + year | 378 | 382 | 67 | 63 |
| 14-year | 811 | 797 | 152 | 170 |
| Other periodic | 65 | 111 | 10 | 18 |
| TOTAL | 1,663 | 1,676 | 240 | 271 |
<(c) Hygiene Inspection in Schools
The Nursing Staff carried out 15,524 inspections during»the year, and 33 cases of
infestation were found.
The number of cases of head lice remains low but any hope that we can cease to
carry out some form of inspection must be abandoned.
One family in a junior school, with a previous clean record, who has no mother
were sent by the father to spend their summer holiday with an Aunt in the country. When
they returned to school after the holiday, the girl was discovered by the school nurse,
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