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Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1931
Pages
68
Tables
60

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60 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The allocation in "Sessions" of the Assistant Medical Officers' time is as follows —
    Name.Education Committee.M. & C.W. Committee.Public Health Committee.
    Medical In-spection.Clinics.
  • Page 7
    Number of Schools and Accommodation.
    Boys. Girls.Infts.Mxd.Boys.Girls.Infts.Mxd.
  • Page 7
    Number of Schools and Accommodation.
  • Page 10
    The following Table gives a summary of the returns of Medical Inspections for the last five years:-
    1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
  • Page 10
    The following Table shoe the average heights and weights by age groups, sexes, and are compared with the anthropometric standard. A further comparison is made between (A) schools serving more prosperous and (B) schools serving poorer areas:-
    Boys.A.
    Average HeightAverage WeightAnthropometric Standard
    Age.(inches).(pounds).Height.Weight
  • Page 11
    The Table below similarly compares with the above in schools different areas and by age and sex groups:—
    Clothing.Footgear.Nutrition.
    Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Satisfactory.Unsatisfactory.Excelent.Normal.
    %%%%%%
  • Page 12
    Minor Ailments.- The total number of defects found at both medical inspection and re-inspections to be requiring treatment is given below and is compared with similar findings during 1929:—
    19301929.
  • Page 12
    Tonsils and Adenoids.—The following comparison is given of the findings in 1930 and 1929:—
    1930.1929.
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
  • Page 13
    The following Table details the monthly notification received under this Act in respect of children of school age:-
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria .Non-clinical Diphtheria .Smallpox.Chicken pox.
  • Page 14
    The monthly figures were as follows:-
    Sore Throat.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Chicken-pox.Ringworm and Scabies.Impetigo, Sores, etc.
  • Page 14
    The following were the weekly average numbers of children away from School owing to:—
    Exclusions.Chicken-pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Sore Throat.Influenza.
  • Page 16
    (b) Diphtheria.—The quinquennial incidence has been as follows:—
    Year.Number of cases.Non-clinical DiphtheriaMaximum Incidence.
  • Page 17
    (c) Scarlet Fever.—The incidence during the last five years has been as follows:—
    Year.Number of cases.Maximum Incidence.
  • Page 17
    (c) Meales.- This disease is not notifiable number under the Infectionus Disease Notification Act, but the following were notified by the Head Teachers under the Regulations as to Infectious Disease in schools:-
    Year.NumberMaximum Incidence.Deaths
    All Ages.5-15 yrs.
  • Page 17
    (f) Whooping Cough.- The quinquennial incidence was as follows:-
    Year.Number of cases.Maximum Incidence.Deaths.
  • Page 18
    Twenty-six Certificates were granted as follows:—
    School.Number of Certification.Months.Disease.
  • Page 18
    7. FOLLOWING UP.
  • Page 19
    3,717 children were seen at first inspection and they made 9,237 subsequent attendence, a total of 12,954 for the year.
    First Attendances.Re-inspections.
    Number Excluded from School.Number to Return to School.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 20
    The following Table shows the number of cases treated during the last five years:—
    Year.At Dispensary.At Connaught Hospital.At Sanatorium.Privately.Total.
  • Page 21
    Council, which Authority administers the Tuberculosis scheme in the Borough. The numbers of school children examined by him during the last five years were:—
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.
  • Page 21
    Seventy-three children referred from the School Medical Service were classified as follows:—
    Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Non-Tuberculous.Requiring to be kept under observation.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 22
    ''The following Table shows the number of attendances made by children at the Clinic—it does not include children treated for external diseases of the eye.
    Disease.No. of Children seen at Clinic.No. of Attendances made by children.Average No. of Attendances per Child.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 23
    "By 'odd eyes' is meant those cases where the child is suffering from long or short sight in one eye while the other is normal. It is often difficult to persuade the parent that this type of case requires glasses as there is no obvious improvement with glasses owing to the normal vision in one eye, nevertheless glasses are even more necessary than when both eyes are affected as the abnormal eye rapidly loses its sight from disuse.
    Defects.Number of Boys.Number per cent.Number of Girls.Number per cent.Total.
    Children.Per cent.
  • Page 23
    "The above Table is a record of the new cases seen at the Clinics and requiring attention. Included in this Table are those children found suffering from Squints of the following types:—
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 23
    "Those included under the heading 'Glasses not required' are the following:—
    Disease.Boys.Girls.Disease.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 24
    Refractory or special cases are referred to the weekly Consultant Aural Clinic held on Mondays from 2 —4.30 p.m. by Dr. A. R. Friel who has again been good enough to report on the valuable work done at this Clinic as follows:—
    Nature of Disease.Total.CuredLost Sight Of.Still under Treatment.Hospital Treatment.
  • Page 25
    The Clinic was begun in March, 1927, and the annual totals have been:—
    Year.Total.Cured.Lost sight of.Under Treatment.Needing Hospital Treatment.
  • Page 25
    (h) Dental Defects.— A second Dental Surgeon was appointed in February and assumed duty on 1st March. The following Table shows a Summary of Tables IV (iii) (Board of Education) for the past five years:-
    Year.Inspections.Requiring Treatment .Per cent.Actually Treated.Retreated .Fillings.Extractions .Gas Anaesthetics .Other Operations.
  • Page 28
    (b) School Journeys.- The following school journeys were made during the year:—
    School.Number.Place.Date.
  • Page 29
    "The duration of the Camps, the Schools and the numbers of boys attending were as follows:—
    Duration.Schools.Number of Boys.
  • Page 31
    The following Table shows the work done in recent years under the Scheme:—
    Year.Number of Children.Number of Meals.Average Meals per Child.
  • Page 32
    The following summary has been supplied by Mr. Burnell:—
  • Page 33
    The following Table shows the attendance of parents during 1930:—
    Number of Inspections.Number of Parents.Per cent.
  • Page 34
    The following Table compares the percentage attendances of parents for the last five years:—
    1930.1929.1928.1927.1926.
  • Page 35
    Miss Lewis has kindly contributed the following statistics relating to the work of the Walthamstow Branch during 1920:— Table of Cases, 1930.
  • Page 36
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 36
    Help Given to Old and New Cases, 1930.
    Old.New.Total
  • Page 40
    following Table shows the classification of children attending the School at the end of 1930:—
    "Blind within the Act.""Partially Blind."
    Walthamstow.Other Authorities.Walthamstow.Other Authorities.
  • Page 40
    "The following is a tabular statement of the defects for which 82 children were attending the Myope School:—
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 41
    Continued from previous page...
    Boys.Girls
  • Page 43
    I am indebted to Miss Scott, C.S.M.M.G., for the following summaries of defects for which children were admitted, and of the Clinic attendances during 1930:—
    Defects.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 44
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 44
    Miss Scott has also kindly supplied the following particulars of admissions to, and operations at, Brookfield Hospital under your Committee's Orthopaedic Scheme:—
  • Page 44
    Operations—Number and Classification of:—
    Under 5 years.5 years 6 over.
  • Page 46
    (iv) Mentally Defective School. —During 1930, 55 children were examined by your Committee's Certifying Officers for alleged Mental Deficiency with the following results:—
    Number.Classification.Recommendations.
  • Page 47
    ''During the year 11 children left (9 boys and 2 girls), as follows:—
  • Page 48
    The results are summarised as follows:—
    Left.Remaining .
    Nearly Cured.Good Progress.Nearly Cured.Good Progress.Unsatisfactory .
  • Page 51
    The following table gives the approximate expenditure for the year ending 31st March, 1931, and has been kindly supplied by Mr.Burnell:
    £
  • Page 53
    ''The registrations at the Bureau during the year were as follows:—
  • Page 54
    TABLE I. Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
    Number of Code Group Inspections.Number of other Routine Inspections.
    Entrants.Intermediates.Leavers.Total.
  • Page 54
    B.—Other Inspections.
    Number of Special Inspections.Number of Re-Inspections.Total.
  • Page -
    TABLE II. Return of defects found in course of Medical Inspection in 1930.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    Number of Defects.Number of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
    12345
  • Page -
    Number of Individual Children having Defects which required Treatment (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases.)
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require Treatment.
    1234
  • Page 55
    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
    Boys.Girls.Totals.
  • Page 56
    Continued from previous page...
    Boys.Girls.Totals.
  • Page 57
    TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 57
    GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 58
    Continued from previous page...
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.
  • Page 58
    Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
  • Page 58
    Group IV.—Dental Defects.