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Walthamstow 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: 4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.The following gives a summary of the returns :—

4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.

The following gives a summary of the returns :—

A.Periodic Medical Inspections—
Entrants2,795
Second Age Group1,978
Third Age Group2,059
Total6,832
B.Other Inspections—
Special Inspections187
Re-inspections323
Total510

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5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY
INSPECTIONS

Table: (a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups :—

(a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups :—

Number Inspected" A " Good"B" Fair"C" Poor
No.%No.%No.%
Entrants2795180364.585730.71354.8
Second Age Group1978143272.449525.0512.6
Third Age Group2059148772.252625.5462.2
Totals6832472269.1187827.52323.4

Table: (b) Uncleanliness.—The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years :—

(b) Uncleanliness.—The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years :—

1949.1948.
Average visits to schools44
Total examinations39,62532,897
No. of individual children found unclean1,087970
Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance6.86.4

Table: (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.— The following was the number of skin defects found to require treatment :—

(c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.— The following was the number of skin defects found to require treatment :—

1949.1948.
Ringworm—Head22
Body813
Scabies521
Impetigo5948
Other skin diseases356326

Table: (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—

(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—

19491948.
Treat-ment.Observation.Treat-ment.Observation.
Visual Defects321245292203
Squint6814446
External Eye Disease381263889