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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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| Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 510 |
| C.—Pupils found to require Treatment | |
| Total number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | 1,178 |
TABLE II
A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION.
| Requiring treatment | 1,476 |
| For observation | 1,916 |
B.—CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR
| Number of pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 6,832 | 4,722 | 69.1 | 1,878 | 27.5 | 232 | 3.4 |
TABLE III INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
| Total number of examinations | 39,625 |
| Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 1,087 |
TABLE IV TREATMENT TABLES
| Group I—Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness)— | |
| Total number of defects treated, or under treatment, during the year, under the Authority's scheme | 3,390 |
| Group II—Defective Vision and Squint— | |
| Errors of refraction | 590 |
| Other defects | 372 |
| No. of pupils for whom spectacles were— | |
| (a) Prescribed | 574 |
| (b) Obtained (estimated) | 560 |
| Group III—Treatment of Defects of the Nose and Throat— | |
| 287 children were treated at the Authority's Clinics. | |
| Group IV—Orthopædic and Postural Defects— | |
| Number treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools | 13 |
| Number treated otherwise | 447 |
| Group V—Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy— | |
| Number treated under Child Guidance arrangements | 179 |
| Number treated under Speech Therapy arrangements | 318 |