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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
Hornsey 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| No. | Age | Sex | Reason for referral | Remarks | Decision and/or disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 1/1½ | F | ? Deaf | — | For further observation |
| 2 | 6/12 | F | ? Deaf | Parents and sister deaf | Deaf. For auditory training and supply of hearing aid |
| 3 | 3¼ | M | Suitability for nursery school for the deaf | - | Deaf. Admitted to nursery class |
| 4 | 3 | F | ? Deaf ? Mentally defective | Several backward siblings | Admitted to nursery at Blanche Nevile School. Later excluded as ineducable and perhaps slightly deaf as well |
| 5 | 3 | M | Suitability for nursery for deaf | Pakistani child | Admitted to Blanche Nevile nursery class |
| 6 | F | ? Deaf | Sister and parents deaf | Not deaf. Admitted to day nursery half-time in order to obtain hearing environment | |
| 7 | 3½ | F | Suitability for nursery class for deaf | Cerebral palsied child | Admitted to Blanche Nevile nursery class. Under supervision of Dr. Dunham |
Rheumatism Supervisory Centre
Fortnightly sessions continue to be held at the Paediatric Department
of the Prince of Wales's General Hospital under the direction of Dr.
I. M. Anderson, Consultant Paediatrician. New cases totalled 29 as
against 27 in the previous year.
Medically these cases were allocated as follows:—
Rheumatic Fever 11
Rheumatic Carditis 7
Rheumatic Carditis with Chorea 2
Rheumatic Arthritis with Carditis 1
Rheumatic Pains 2
Other cases 6
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