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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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- 1952
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TABLE 1
Still births per 1,000 population 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 -
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The rates for East Ham per 1,000 total (live and still) births for the past five years are indicated below
1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 -
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A comparison of the statistics for the period since 1947 is appended:-
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The number of deaths in various age groups was as follows:-
Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-35 years 35-45 years M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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For the period 1947 - 1951 the death rates for England and Wales and East Ham are compared
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The infantile mortality rates since 1947 are as follows :-
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Illegitimate births and mortality rates for the Borough since 1947 are tabulated below
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The causes of death of these children under one month of age were as follows ;-
Cause No, of Deaths -
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The preliminary report of the Registrar General, published in June 1951, quotes the following figures for East Ham with comparative statistics for 1931.
1951 1931 -
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TABLE 2„ - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1951.
Rate per 1,000 Population Annual Death Rates per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Live Births Live Births Still Births All Causes typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis Pneumonia Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Smallpox Tuberculosis Total Deaths under one year Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) -
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TABLE 3. - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1951, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR YEARS 1950-1951
Deaths at different periods of life of residents (Including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district Total Deaths for the Years All Ages Under 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-15 Years 15-25 Years 25 - 45 Years 45 - 65 Years 65-75 Years Over 75 Years Total deaths In Institutions M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1951 1950 -
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TABLE 4. - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1951.
Cause of Death. Total deaths. AGE AND SEX. Total under 1 year. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 5. -CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
Situation Purpose used Sessions -
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The quarterly returns to the Registrar-General were as follows
Disease Qtr. ending 31/3/51 Qtr. ending 30/6/51 Qtr. ending 30/9/51 Qtr. ending 31/12/51 Total -
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TABLE 6. YEAR 1951
Notifications England and Wales 126 County Boroughs & Great Towns including London 148 Smaller Towns Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census London Adm. County East Ham -
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TABLE 7. " PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER:, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Year ended 31/12/51,
DISEASE Cases notified in whole district Ward Distribution of Cases no. of cases removed to Hospital Total Deaths. At all ages - years. Manor Park Little Ilford Wood-grange Plashet Kensington Castle Central Wall End Greatfield South At all ages Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and up -
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TABLE 8. - TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1927-1951.
DISEASE 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 -
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The hospitals to which the 238 patients suffering from infectious diseases were admitted are named below
Name of Hospital No. of cases admitted -
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TABLE 9. - CANCER DEATHS - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE
Parts of Body Affected Ages Under 15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65-75 75 and upwards Total Sex M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 11. - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1951 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1951
Age Periods Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55– 65- 75– Total (all ages) -
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(1) Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Return to Registrar-General :-
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TABLE 12. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD - YEAR 1951. Rain Gauge 5 in. in diameter, placed 1 foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.
Months. Temperature of Air during the Month. Mean Temperature of Air Rainfall. Highest Maximum Lowest Minimum Mean of No. of Days on which Rain fell. 0.01 and over Amount collected in inches. Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days Greatest fall in 24 hours Date of greatest fall All Highest All Lowest -
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PART I OF THE ACT 1. - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of Work No. of out-workers in list required by Sect. 110(1)(c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions -
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TABLE 14 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1951
Examined Needing treatment Treated Made dentally fit -
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TABLE 15 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1951
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scalings or scaling and gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided Local General Complete Partial -
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TABLE 16 PREMATURE INFANTS BORN AT HOME
Birth Weight Transferred to nospital Nursed Entirely at Home Grand Total Died in first 24 hours Died on 2nd to 7th day Died on 8th to 28th day Survived 28 days Total -
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TABLE 17. PREMATURE INFANTS - BORN IN HOSPITALS.
Birth weight Died in first 2h hours Died on 2nd to 7th day Died on 8th to 28th day Survived 28 days Total -
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TABLE 18. INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Pemphigus Neonatorum Puerperal Pyrexia Domiciliary Conf 1 ne-ments Institutional Confinements Domiciliary Conf ine-ments Institutional Conf ine-ments Domiciliary Conf ine-ments Institutional Confinements -
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TABLE 19, ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS, 1951.
No. of clinics provided at end of year (whether held at Child Welfare Centres or other premises) No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics included In col. (2) No, of women in attendance Total No. of attendances made by women Included in col.(4) during the year No. of women who attended during the year No. of new cases included in col.(4) i.e. for A.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current pregnancy & for P„N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last confinement. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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TABLE 20 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1951.
No. of centres provided at end of year No, of child welfare sessions held at end of year per month at centres in col. (2) No. of children who attended centres in col. (2) during the year. No. of children who first attended the centres during the year and who on the date of their first attendance were;-+ No, of children In attendance at the end of the year who were then:- Total No. of attendances made by children Included In col. (4) during the year. Under 1 year Over 1 year Under 1 year Between the ages 1 and 5 Under 1 year Over 1 year (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) -
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TABLE 21. DAY NURSERIES, 1951
Provided by Number at 31/12/51 No. of approved places No. of children on the register at the end of the year. Average dally attendance during the year 0-2 2-5 0-2 2-5 0-2 2-5 -
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The total attendances at the nurseries during 1951 are appended
Nursery Total Attendances Average daily attendance -
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TABLE 22 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951
Number of midwives practising in the area at 31st December, 1951. Domiciliary Midwives Midwives in Institutions Total -
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TABLE 23 MATERNITY CASES ATTENDED
Number of maternity cases in the area attended by Midwives during the year ended 31/12/51 Domiciliary Cases Cases in Institutions Total As Mid-wives As Maternity Nurses As Mid-wives As Maternity torses As Mid-wives As Maternity Nurses (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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TABLE 24 GAS AND AIR ANALGESIA DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES
Domiciliary Midwives employed directly by Council Domiciliary Midwives employed under Sec. 23 by voluntary organisations as agents of Council Domiciliary Midwives employed under Sec. 23 by hospital authorities as agents of Council Domiciliary Midwives in private practice Total -
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TABLE 25 HEALTH VISITING, 1951
Provided by Number of Health Visitors employed at end of year Equivalent Whole-time Health Visitor Services provided under Col. (3) (all classes including attendance at Infant Welfare Centres) Number of visits paid by Health Visitors during the year Expectant Mothers Children under 1 year of age Children between the ages of 1 & 5 Other Classes Whole-time on Health Visiting Part-time on Health Visiting First Visits Total Visits First Visits Total Visits First Visits Total Vis-Its First Vis-Its total Vis-Its (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) -
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TABLE 26 HOME NURSING, 1951.
Provided by No. of home nurses employed at 31/12/ 51 Equivalent of whole-time service provided by part-time home nurses No. of cases attended by home nurses during the year No. of visits paid by home nurses during the year Whole-time on home nursing Part-time on home nursing -
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TABLE 27 HOME NURSING 1951
East Ham District Nursing Association Silvertown & North Woolwich District Nursing Association Adults Adults Males Females Children Total Males Females Children Total -
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A comparision of statistics in regard to the work of the East Ham District Nursing Association is appended:-
From 5/7/48 to 31/12/48 1949 1950 1951 -
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TABLE 28. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1951.
No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation (including temporary residents) Total number of children who were given a secondary or re-inforcing injection (i.e. subsequent to complete full course) Age at date of final injection Under 5 5-14 Total -
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The comparable figures for 1950 were :-
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TABLE 29. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. Number of Children at 31st December, 1951, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1937)
Age at 31/12/51 Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 Total -
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TABLE 30. SMALLPOX VACCINATION
No. of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during 1951 Total Age at date of vaccination Under 1 1 - 4 5-14 15 or over -
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TABLE 31. AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH 1951 AND 31st MARCH 1952.
AMBULANCE SERVICE Cars from Council's Transport Pool and by Private Hire Transport by Rail Grand Total Ambulances Sitting Case Vehicles (up to 4 Passenger Seats) Sitting Case Vehicles (over 4 Passenger Seats) Total - All Vehicles 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 -
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TABLE 32. COST OF SERVICE.
Period Ambulance Service Cars from Transport Pool etc. Transport by Rail Total £ £ £ £ -
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TABLE 33. UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE
Ambulance Service Cars from Transport Pool etc. Total 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 1950/1 1951/2 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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TABLE 34.
Article No. of occasions Items loaned Total Cupboard at Town Hall East Ham Church Road Annexe Chest Clinic Clinic -
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TABLE 35. TUBERCULOSIS 1951.
No. of visits to homes of patients by nurses during 1951 No. of notified cases on East Ham Chest Clinic register on 31/12/51. No. of occasions on which free extra nourishment supplied to patients during the year Adults Children Total Milk Food Total -
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TABLE 38 MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS
Type of patient Number on register on 1/1/51 Admissions to institutions during the year 1951 Discharges from institutions during the year 1951 Deaths in institutions during the year 1951 Number on register on 31/12/51 -
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TABLE 39 MENTAL DEFICIENTY ACTS, 1913 - 1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1/1/52
Males Females Total -
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TABLE 40 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED DURING 1951.
Males Females Total -
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TABLE 41. MENTAL DEFECTIVE OCCUPATION CENTRE, SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES, 1951.
No. of sessions held during the year Morning 242 Afternoon 242 Male Female Male Female -
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TABLE 42. DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS. DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC,, 1951.
Mental Deficiency Acts 1913 - 38 Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts Grand Total of visits and attendances Guardianship Statutory Supervision Friendly Care Home reports for patients detained in institutions Occupation Centre Total visits or attendances Patients reported to be in need of treatment After-Care Park View Therapeutic Social Club Total visits or attendances -
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The following statistics indicate the number of hours worked (these nclude sickness, holidays and travelling time)
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TABLE 43 HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES, 1951.
Illness or other cause for which help provided Period of service provided Total Under 1. week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months -
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Details of the work of the inspectors in general sanitary administration are contained in the following statements :-
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Position at 31st December. 1951.
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Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations :-
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TABLE 44
Samples Number of Samples Percentage of samples adulterated Examined Found adulterated or below standard -
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Details of samples not satisfactory, together with action taken, are as follows:- TABLE 45.
Number Informal or formal Article Adulteration or Def iciency Action taken -
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SHOPS ACT, 1950. Particulars with regard to the administration of the Act and other Acts concerning commodities over which there Is some registration control are as f ollows :-
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Number of assistants employed:-
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TABLE 46.
Type of School Number of Schools Average Number on Roll -
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TABLE 47.
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND RE-INSPECTION AT SCHOOLS. TABLE 48.
School Infant Junior Secondary I R S I R S I R S -
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The work of the clinics is shewn in the following summary
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The following statistics relate to the work of the Child Guidance team in 1951, although they can give little idea of that accomplished owing to the individual and time consuming nature of this form of treatment.
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appointed temporarily to carry on the worK or the clinic.
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Statistics are as follows
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The following cases were referred to hospital for treatment:-
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The following are the statistical details
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Defects and treatment: TABLE 49.
Defect Number observed Number treated Referred for operation -
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TABLE 50
Category Number ascertained Recommendation Ordinary School with special treatment Day Special School Boarding Special School -
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS„ PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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TABLE 51
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 52 Total individual pupils -
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RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1951. TABLE 52
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No, of defects Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment -
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CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS. TABLE 53
Age Groups Number of Pupils Inspected A (Good) B (Fair) C (Poor No. % No. % No. % -
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TABLE 54 TREATMENT TABLES GROUP 1. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding Uncleanliness).
Number of Cases treated or under treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 2, - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT
No. of Cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 3. DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of Cases Treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 4.ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
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GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
Number of Cases Treated In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics Elsewhere -
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GROUP 6. - SPEECH THERAPY.
Number of Cases Treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 7 - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
Number of Cases Treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE 55 DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers
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TABLE 56 INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.