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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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| Born 1947 | Born 1948 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine | Routine | Spedals | ||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 5 (a) Vision | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| (b) Squint | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| (c) Others | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 (a) Hearing | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| (b) 0.Media | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| (c) Others | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Nose and Throat | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 8 Speech | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Lymphatic Glands | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10 Heart | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Lungs | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 12 Developmental- | ||||||
| (a) Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Others | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 13 Orthopaedic - | ||||||
| (a) Posture | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Feet | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| (c) Others | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 14 Nervous System - | ||||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| (b) Others | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 15 Psychological- | ||||||
| (a) Development | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| (b) Stability | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 Abdomen | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
LEYTON SPECIAL E.S.N. SCHOOL
A full report was presented on the school last year and no change has been made
In the medical coverage of the children as regards their physical and mental development,
but I would like to comment on two matters concerning the school.
The number of children to a class in a school for educationally retarded children
is 20 and in my opinion it is too high. Many of these children have emotional difficulties
as well as learning difficulties and require, and indeed demand, practically individual
attention from their teacher. Also, as we take borderline educable children into the
Leyton Green Department, great strain is imposed on the teacher who is asked to cope
with the "nursery class" and it would be very helpful if this reception class could be
reduced to half its present number. This would allow the children who are borderline to
(70)