Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Boys. | Girls. | Mixed. | Infants. | Nursery. |
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Number Inspected | " A " Good | "B" Fair | "C" Poor | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
1949. | 1948. |
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1949. | 1948. |
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1949 | 1948. | |||
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Treat-ment. | Observation. | Treat-ment. | Observation. |
1949 | 1948. | |||
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T reat-ment. | Observation. | T reat-ment. | Observation. |
1949. | 1948. |
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Inspect' tion. | Requiring T reat-ment. | Per Cent. | Actually treated. | Fillings. | Extractions. | General Anaesthetics. | Other Operations. |
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1949 | 1948. | |||
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T reat-ment. | Observation. | T reat-ment. | Observation. |
Cod Liver Oil. | Parrish'* Food. | Syrup Lacto Phosphate | Cod Liver Oil and Malt. | Cod Liver Oil and Malt and Parrish's Food. | Emulsion. |
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Conditions. | First Inspections. | Re-inspections. | ||||
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Number Excluded. | Number not Excluded. | |||||
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Defect. | Under 7 years. | 7-11 years. | Over 11 years. | Total. | ||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Under 7 years | 7-11 years | Over 11 years | Total | |||||
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Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Diagnosis. | Total (Ears). | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||
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Zinc Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Tonsils & Adenoids Treatment: Nasal Treatment, etc. | Tonsils & Adenoids Operation. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or observation. | Left School or Treat-ment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Did not Attend or Declined Treatment. |
Diagnosis. | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||||||
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Chronic Tympanic Sepsis, Complicated by :— | Totals (Ears). | Mastoid Disease. 1 | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | Nasal Catarrh : Rhinitis : Sinusitis. | External Otitis, Eczema. | Primary (Ear). | Collateral (Nose and Throat). | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment : Observation. | Left School or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Did not attend or Declined Treatment. | ||||||||
Granulations : Simple Polypii. | > < d Operation | No Operation. | Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. Cautery, etc. | Mastoid Operation. | T onsils/Adenoids. Conservative Treatment. Nasal Treatm. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. |
Diagnosis. Primary Conditions. | Totals. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Secondary Conditions. | Treatment. | Results. | |||||||||||||
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Otitis Media. | Deafness. | Nasal Catarrh, etc. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Diastolisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Proetz Displacement. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left School or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred Hospital for Operation. | Did not attend or Declined Treatment. | |||||
Conservative T reatment. | Operative Treatment. |
Conditions | Total | Tons./Ads. | ||
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previously removed. | Pre-school |
Primary School | Secondary School | Total |
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Primary School | Secondary School | Total |
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Type of School | Number Tested | No. of children referred for treatment. | |||
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Total | Percentage | Boys | Girls |
Chicken Pox. | Measles & G.M. | Whooping Cough | Sore Throat. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Ringworm. | Various. | Total. |
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Year | Population | Percentage Immunised | ||
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Under 5 years | 5-15 years | 0-15 years |
Number examined. | Number found to be vaccinated. | Percentage vaccinated. |
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Number Inspected | Number of Parents | Per cent. 1949 | Per cent. 1948 |
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Nature of Offence | How dealt with |
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Walthamstow Pupils | Essex County Pupils | Out-County Pupils | ||||
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Blind | Partially Sighted | Blind | Partially Sighted | Blind | Partially Sighted |
Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
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5-16 years. | Under 5 years. | Over 16 years. | 5-16 years. | Under 5 years. | Over 16 years. |
Analysis of Problems referred to the Clinic | Walthamstow | Outer Area |
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Walthamstow | Outer Area |
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Interviews | Home Visits | Other Calls |
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Preschool | Secondary | Total | ||||||
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Infant | Junior | Modern | Gram. | Tech. | Special |
Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Source of Referral | % of Girls | % of Boys |
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Girls | Boys | Total | Per cent. |
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Child | Age years | Reading Age (at September) | Reading Age (at December) | Amount of Progress in 3 months | |||
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Yr. | m. | Yr. | m. | Yr. | m. |
Annual Report and Clinic Analysis. | High St. Clinic | Open-Air Sch. Clinic |
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Number of pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |