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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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Return of Routine Medical Inspection in Nursery Classes
during 1937.
| School. | No. of Children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspected. | Found to require treatment. | |
| Canterbury Road | 11 | 1 |
| Cann Hall Road | 49 | 14 |
| Capworth Street | 69 | 3 |
| Church Road | 49 | 10 |
| Connaught Road | — | — |
| Davies Lane | 52 | 6 |
| Downsell Road | 35 | 6 |
| Parmer Road | 78 | 10 |
| Goodall Road | 35 | 4 |
| Kirkdale Road | 20 | 6 |
| Lea Bridge Road | 33 | 12 |
| Mayville Road | 45 | 10 |
| Newport Road | 38 | 3 |
| Norlington Road | 27 | 3 |
| Ruckholt Road | — | — |
| Sybourn Street | 41 | 10 |
| St. Joseph's | — | — |
| Trumpington Road | 33 | 9 |
| Tom Hood | — | — |
| Knotts Green S.S. | — | — |
| Totals | 615 | 107 |
Of 615 children submitted to routine medical inspection during the year, 107 (i.e., 17.4 per cent.) were found to require treatment. Classification of Nutrition.
| No. of Children Inspected. | A. (Excellent). | B. (Normal). | C. (Slightly Subnormal). | D. (Bad). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 615 | 53 | 8.6 | 451 | 73.3 | 106 | 17.2 | 5 | 08 |