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Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: 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:—

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.
Ringworm—Head2527
Body5633
Scabies3015
Impetigo556361
Blepharitis11169
Conjunctivitis8364
Otorrhoea143152
Enlarged Glands3448
Defective Speech269
Bronchitis13054

Table: Tonsils and Adenoids.—The following comparison is given of the findings in 1930 and 1929:—

Tonsils and Adenoids.—The following comparison is given of the findings in 1930 and 1929:—

1930.1929.
Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
Enlarged Tonsils9517097273
Adenoids44137
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids .3359121823
Totals434265328303

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Tuberculosis.—As noted in previous reports, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis is rarely met with during school age, and during 1930
one definite case required observation, while one suspected case
required treatment and one required observation.
Two cases of Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis required treatment
and two required observation. All four cases were Glandular.
These numbers do not represent the total Tuberculosis incidence
amongst school children in view of the fact that children are usually
referred to the Tuberculosis Officer for his final diagnosis.
Skin Diseases.-In addition to those conditions detailed under
minor ailments, 243 other skin defects required treatment and
1 required observation. Corresponding figures for 1929 were
174 and 6.
External Eye Diseases.—Findings under this heading have
been discussed under "Minor Ailments."
Vision.—553 defects of Vision required treatment and 11 required
observation. The 1929 figures were 441 and 27 respectively.