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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Council, which Authority administers the Tuberculosis scheme in the Borough. The numbers of school children examined by him during the last five years were:—

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.
19307873151
192910489193
192810187188
192711385198
192610176177

Table: Seventy-three children referred from the School Medical Service were classified as follows:—

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.
11-2152835

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Close liaison was maintained with the Tuberculosis Officer who
very kindly sent weekly reports in respect of each child seen.
Recommendations for treatment made by him were carried out,
as far as possible. Arising out of these, 60 children received free
milk.
(d) Skin Disease.—The number of cases of skin disease treated
is shown in the table detailing the work done at the School Clinics.
In addition 10 cases of Ringworm of the scalp were referred to the
London Hospital for X-ray treatment at a cost of £2 12s. 6d. per
case, towards which parents contributed a total of £1 18s. Od.
(e) External Eye Disease.— Treatment for these cases is given
at the School Clinics. (See Table.)
(/) Vision.— The medical treatment facilities provided by your
Committee for defects of vision, etc., consist of (1) a Blind School
staffed on the medical side by a part-time Consulting Ophthalmic
Surgeon, Mr. H. J. Taggart, F.R.C.S., and (2) three weekly
Refraction Clinics under the care of Dr. Sheppard, who refers
special or difficult cases to Mr. Taggart's Consultant Clinics, and
which she attends, so maintaining a close liaison. Mr. Taggart's
report will be found under Section 17 of the report.
Three weekly Eye Clinics are held at Lloyd Park as detailed
below. All defects of vision are referred here by other Medical