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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Boys. | Girls. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands). | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | - | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis of the peripheral glands. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | - | 1 | |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 19 | 19 | 38 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Physically Defective (continued) | Abdominal tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | 1 | 1 |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air | - | - | - | ||
| Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis) . | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis of other organs (skin, etc.). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | - | |||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Delicate Children, i.e., all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open-Air School. | At Certified Residential Cripple School At Certified Day Cripple Schools | — | — | — | |
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | 38 | 15 | 53 | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | — | — | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools (Open-Air Classes) | 77 | 75 | 152 | ||
| At other Institutions | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 8 | 5 | 13 | ||