London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tower Hamlets 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| DEFECTS TREATED AT SCHOOL TREATMENT CENTRES AND HOSPITAL CLINICS | |
|---|---|
| Errors of refraction and squint | 1, 669 |
| Other eye defects | 30 |
| Spectacles ordered | 798 |
| Athlete's foot | 32 |
| Verrucae | 532 |
| Ringworm - body | - |
| Impetigo | 62 |
| Other skin diseases | 378 |
| Eye diseases | 169 |
| Ear diseases | 56 |
| Miscellaneous lacerations, etc. | 1,017 |
| Orthopaedic and postural defects | 51 |
| Orthopaedic and postural defects (treated at schools) | 121 |
| Pupils provided with hearing-aids | 15 |
| B. C. G. Vaccination - Schoolchildren | |
| Number of Schools visited | 28 |
| Number of 13-year old children offered test | 2,886 |
| Number of consents received | 2,373 |
| Number of children tested | 2,253 |
| Number of positive reactors ___ | 152 |
| Number of children vaccinated | 1, 822 |
| Other Treatment Number of children - Ear, nose and throat | 131 |
| treated - Audiology | 330 |
| - Special investigation | 180 |
| Infectious and Other Diseases notified by Schools | |
| Disease | No. of Notifications |
| Chickenpox | 521 |
| Dysentery, Diarrhoea | 49 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 |
| Gastric Flu | 1 |
| German Measles | 68 |
| Glandular Fever | 11 |
| Impetigo | 22 |
| Influenza | 7 |
| Jaundice | 36 |
| Measles | 370 |
| Mumps | 234 |
| Ophthalmic conjunctivitis | 17 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Ringworm | 31 |
| Scabies | 26 |
| Scarlet Fever | 39 |
| T onsillitis | 58 |
| Whooping Cough | 35 |
| Total | 1, 527 |
| (Number notified last year - 2,173) | |
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