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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Chiropody Clinics
Chiropody treatment for school children is provided at each of the Health Clinics in the area at the request of the staff of the Minor Ailment Clinic or the private practitioner.
| Condition | Under 5 yrs. | 5-7 | 7-9 | 9-11 | 11-13 | 13 + | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Verrucae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 183 |
| Corns | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| Bursitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Callosity | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Contraction of Toes | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Nail Deformity | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL IN AGE GROUPS | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 19 | 52 | 25 | 40 | 229 |
HEALTH EDUCATION
Following a request from the Headmaster of one of the Secondary Modern Schools in
the Division, an experimental talk on foot health, illustrated with films, was given
by the Area Chiropodist and as a result of this, requests were received from the headmasters
of other schools for similar talks and the Leyton Committee for Education gave
permission for the Area Chiropodist to visit schools and speak to school leavers. Seven
of the secondary modern and grammar schools in the Borough were visited. In each school
the children were attentive and the variety and number of questions asked gave the
impression that they had been interested. Renewed visits to the schools were made in
October and some headmasters would like talks on foot health to be given to their
scholars annually.
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