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Walthamstow 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1937
Pages
90
Tables
71

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    CONTENTS.
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    Number of Schools and Accommodation.
    Seating Accommodation.
    BoysGirls. Infts. Mxd. Boys.Girls.I nfts.Mxd.
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    The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—
    1936.1935.
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    (a) Nutrition.—The statistical returns relating to nutritional findings at medical inspection are given below in the form required by the Board's Administrative Memorandum issued on the 31st December, 1934.
    No."A" Excellent."B" Normal"C" Slightly Subnormal."D" Bad.
    Exd.No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—
    1936.1935.1934.
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    Entrants .
    Clothing Unsatisfactory.Footgear Unsatisfactory.
    1936.1935.. 1934.1936.1935.1934.
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    (d) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects. —The following is the number of skin diseases found during the year:—
    1936.1935.
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    ( f ) Nose and Throat Defects. —The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—
    1936.1935.
    Treatment.Observation .Treatment.Observation .
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    (g) Ear Diseases and Defective Hearing .—Patients requiring treatment:—
    1936.1935.
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    (h) Dental Defects.—
    RequiringGasOther
    Inspection .treatment.Per Cent.Actually treated.Fillings .Extractions .Anaesthetic.Operations.
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    (j) Heart Disease and Circulation. —The findings were as follows:—
    1936.1935.
    Defect or Disease.Requiring treatment.Observation.Requiring treatment.Observation.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Requiring treatment.Observation.Requiring treatment.Observation
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    6. FOLLOWING UP.
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    The work done at the school clinics is shown on the table given below:—
    Number Excluded under Art. 53B.Number not Excluded.Re-inspections.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    The attendances at Lloyd Park and Markhouse Road Clinics are summarised below:—
    First Inspections.Re-inspections.Total.Grand Total.
    Excluded.Not Excluded.
    Boys. Girls.Boys. Girls.Boys. Girls.Boys. Girls.
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    "The following tables are a summary of the new cases seen:—
    Boys.Girls.Total.
    Under 7 yrs.7-11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.Under 7 yrs.7-11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.
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    "The cases grouped under 'various' in the above table are made up as follows:—
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    "The following table shows the cases of squint dealt with during the year:—
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    The following table shows the number of cases treated:—
    Year.At Connaught Hospital.Privately.Total.
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    EAR CLINIC, 1936.
    Nature of Disease.Total.Cured.Lost Sight of.Still under Treatment.Hospital Treatment.
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    INSPECTIONS.
    Ages.Total Inspected.No. Offered Treatment.% requiring Treatment.
    1112131415161718
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    TREATMENT.
    No. of Children.Attendances.Extractions.Anaesthetics.Fillings.Other Operations
    Temp. Teeth.Perm. Teeth.Local.General.Perm. Teeth.Perm. Teeth.
  • Page 34
    At the end of the year the live register of notified cases of school age was as follows:—
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Notifications of the 5/15 years age group during 1936 were as follows:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    The cases discovered by the medical staff and included in the above table were as follows:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.
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    The monthly figures were as follows:—
    Sore Throat.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm & Scabies.Impetigo Sores, etc.Chicken Pox.
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    As in former years, a summary of Head Teachers' weekly returns is given:—
    School.Dept.S.T.M.W.C.Mps.C.P.R.W. Scab.SoresSore Eyes.S.F.Diph.Bact. Diph.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named:—
    Exclusions.Chicken Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Sore Throat.Influenza.
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    Vaccination. —The vaccinal condition of each child examined at routine medical inspection was noted, and a summary shows the following:—
    Number Examined.Number found to be Vaccinated.Percentage Vaccinated.
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    Action under Article 45 ( b ) (i.e., attendance below 60 per cent. of number on register).—Certificates were granted as follows:—
    School.Month.Disease.Number of Certificates.
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    (b) School Journeys. —The following school journeys were made during the year:—
    School.Number.Place.Date.
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    The numbers and cost of meals were as follows:—
    Year.Number of Children.Number of Meals.Average meals per child.
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    MILK IN SCHOOLS.—SUMMARY. March and October, 1936.
    No. on Roll.Free.For Payment.Total.% receiving Milk.
    Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.
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    MILK IN SCHOOLS.—SUMMARY.— continued.
    No. onFree.For Payment.Total.% receiving Milk.
    Roll.
    Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.Mar.Oct.
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    Aggregating the returns from the various schools the position may be summarised as follows:—
    Number on Roll.Receiving Free Milk.Available for Voluntary Milk.Receiving Voluntary Milk.Percentage receiving Voluntary Milk.Total receiving Milk.Percentage receiving Milk.
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    The ideal will only be reached when all children (except those who have a definite dislike for milk and those who are "sensitive" to certain of its proteins) obtain at least one pint per day of efficiently pasteurised milk.
    Boys.Number Inspected.Number of Parents.Per cent. 1936.Per cent. 1935.
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    "New cases (in addition to many re-applications) were referred by:—
    Over 5 years.Under 5 years.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Help given to Old and New Cases (all ages):—
    Old.New.
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    (b) National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil dren. —The following summary of the work done in Waltham-stow during 1936 is reported by Inspector Luff:—
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    (i) Blind School. —Your Committee provide a Blind School at Wood Street with accommodation for 85 children of both sexes. The following table shows the classification of children attending the school at the end of 1936, and has been supplied by the Head Teacher, Miss Balls:—
    Blind.Partially Blind.
    Walthamstow.Other Authorities.Walthamstow.Other Authorities.
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    "The number on roll at the end of the year was 121. The classification was as follows:—
    Boys.Girls.Totals.
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    ORTHOPAEDIC SCHEME.
    Defects.Boys.Girls.
    5-16 years.Under 5 yrs.Over 16 yrs.5-16 years.Under 5 yrs.Over 16 yrs.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    A summary of the work done under this heading during the last six years is given below.
    1936.1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
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    At the end of 1936, the classification, according to the latest available intelligence quotients, was as follows:—
    1936.1935.1934.
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    The following table shows the number of children who have either left or been excluded during the past six years, and includes those directlv notified to the Countv Council:—
    1936.1935.1934.1933.1932.1931.
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    Medical Examinations. —The following examinations were made during 1936 by the medical staff:—
    New Appointments.Prolonged Absences.
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    Statement of the Number or Children notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1936, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority. Total number of children notified, 19. Analysis of the above Total.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.
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    TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
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    Note : No individual child should be counted more than once in any column of this table; for example—A child suffering from defective vision and adenoids should appear once in column 2, once in column 3, and " once only " in column 4.
    Group.For defective vision (excluding squint).For all other conditions recorded in Table IIa.Total.
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    Table II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
    Defect or Disease.Routine 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.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(6)
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    B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age Groups.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent).B (Normal).C (Slightly subnormal).D (Bad).
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    Table III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Publio Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A.—Tuberculous Children. I.—Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    II.—Children Suffering from Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category should include tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.)
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    B.—Delicate Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C.— Crippled Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    D.—Children with Heart Disease.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Table IV.— Return op Defects Treated during the Year ended 31 st December , 1936. TREATMENT TABLE. Qroup I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.No. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.PrescribedObtained
    (1)(2)
    (i)(ii)(i)(ii)
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other Forms of Treatment.Total Number Treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number treated.
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
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    Table V .—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
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    Table VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.