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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
Walthamstow 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE "D" MISCELLANEOUS CASES
| Conditions | Total | Tons./Ads. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| previously removed. | Pre-school | |||
| Examined for:— Affections of the ear, nose, throat; special cases of deafness for admission to Deaf School, etc.: Re-examinations of cases previously treated; observations ; examinations re speech, etc.; colds and other conditions | 29 | 7 | 1 | Advised; recommendations and reports made. Clinic treatment not required. |
| Examinations at the School for the Deaf | 19 | 8 | — | Recommendations for Hearing Aids; treatment where required. |
| Special deaf cases | 7 | 3 | — | Treated. |
| Wax in Ears | 4 | — | — | Removed. |
| Epistaxis | 2 | — | — | Treated. |
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | Treated. |
| 62 | 18 | 1 | ||
SUMMARY
Total number of cases seen at Clinic during 1949 347
School 328
Preschool 19
'A'—Acute Ear conditions—
School 20
Pre-School 3
'B'—Chronic Ear conditions—
School 26
Pre-school —
'C'—Nose and Throat conditions—
School 221
Pre-school 15
'D'—Miscellaneous E.N.T. conditions—
School 61
Pre-school 1
Audiometry.—A whole-time Audiometrician was appointed by
the County Council, and was seconded for duty in Walthamstow
during 1949/50.