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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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The following table shows the percentage of haemoglobin before treatment, the number of children, the duration of treatment, and the percentage of haemoglobin after treatment:—
| Before Treatment. | After Treatment. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemoglobin per cent. | No. of children. | Duration of treatment in months. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 60—79 | 9 | No. of children with 95% haemoglobin or over | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| No. of children with 90— 94% haemoglobin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| No. of children with less than 90 % hemoglobin | 8 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Totals (a) | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 80—94 | 52 | No. of children with 95% haemoglobin or over | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| No. of children with 90— 94% haemoglobin | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| No of children with less than 90 % haemoglobin | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Totals (b) | 52 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | Totals (a & b) | 61 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |