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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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Table: CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.

Age Group.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent).B (Normal).c (Slightly subnormal).D (Bad).
Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Number.Per cent.Num. ber.Per cent.
Entrants1,9201809.31,45175.527614.3130.6
Second Age Group.1,2491239.894975.916913.580.6
Third Age Group1,23322518.283767.817013.810.1
Other routine inspections---------
Total4,40252811.93,23773.561513.9220.5

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Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.—At the special
inspections held by the school nurses, 1,108 children were found to be
unclean out of a total number of 29,564 examined (i.e., 3.7 per
cent.)

Table: Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

Cleanliness Surveys in Individual Schools.

School.Number of Examinations.Number Cautioned.Number Excluded.
Canterbury Road2,4642114
Capworth Street2,06110115
Cann Hall Road1,718232
Church Road2,1876617
Connaught Road1,6332919
Downsell Road1,7084926
Davies Lane2,2694629
Farmer Road1,814529
Goodall Road2,1161004
Kirkdale Road51374
Lea Bridge Road2147—
Mayville Road2,19714754
Norlington Road1,9253923
Newport Road2,057233
Ruckholt Road4914—
Sybourn Street897216
St. Joseph's6854110
Trumpington Road1,738486
Tom Hood120——
Knotts Green7572815
Total29,564852256

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Number of individual children found unclean 1,108
of whom 256
were referred to the Minor Ailments Clinics.