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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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STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—Returns of Medical Inspections, a. Routine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Code Group Inspections:— | |
| Entrants | 1,920 |
| Second Age Group | 1,249 |
| Third Age Group | 1,233 |
| Total | 4,402 |
| b. Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 6,191 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 13,571 |
| Total | 19,762 |
C. Children Found to Require Treatment.
Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
| Group. | For Defective Vision (excluding Squint). | For all other Conditions recorded in Table II.A. | Total. | Percentage of children found to require Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 24 | 326 | 350 | 18.2 |
| Second Age Group | 78 | 158 | 236 | 18.8 |
| Third Age Group | 114 | 106 | 220 | 17.8 |
| Total (Prescribed Groups) | 216 | 590 | 806 | 18.3 |
| Other Routine Inspections | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 216 | 590 | 806 | 18.3 |