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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Born 1946 Routine | Born 1947 Routine | Specials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 6 (a) Hearing | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| (b) O. Media | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| (c) Others | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Nose and Throat | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 8 Speech | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 9 Lymphatic Glands | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10 Heart | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 11 Lungs | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12 Developmental- | ||||||
| (a) Hernia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Others | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Orthopaedic- | ||||||
| (a) Posture | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Feet | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Others | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Nervous System- | ||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| (b) Others | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 15 Psychological- | ||||||
| (a) Development | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| (b) Stability | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 18 Abdomen | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
LEYTON SPECIAL E.S.N. SCHOOLS
The School Medical Officer visits each school two to three sessions a month
throughout the school year. Routine medical inspections are carried out in the last
year of the senior school and wherever it is thought necessary for other children in
either school. All new admissions are seen by the School Medical Officer and their
health history noted and any defects discussed with the head and class teacher. During
the year those children who are failing in any way or giving concern to the teaching
or medical staff or to their parents are examined, if possible when the parent can
attend. Parents can request an appointment with the Medical Officer at any time.
It is unfortunate that the children whose parents one is most anxious to see
either live too far away to contemplate the journey, or go to work and won't consider
taking time off, or belong to the group of problem families who seem unable to co-operate
and just do not come, if the family live locally the school medical officer visits the
home and did in 20 cases in 1962 where special problems had arisen. One boy with severe
(75)