The one-year checkup is part of the Healthy Child programme, which was introduced by the previous Labour government and monitors the development of a child.
NHS London said a shortage of staff and an increase in births led to children missing the checks.
The data was released to the BBC following a Freedom of Information request. It was subsequently revealed that out of the 2,208 children born in the Waltham Forest borough between August 2008 and January 2009, just 75 received their one-year check.
Dr Ken Aswani, from NHS Waltham Forest, said: "We know the number of child health checks is not good enough and we are doing all we can to prioritise this important service and increase the number of health visitors in our borough.
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