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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Defects. | |
| Tuberculosis | 2 |
| Anaemia and Debility | 62 |
| After-effects of Illness | 36 |
| Marasmus and Malnutrition | 4 |
| Disease of Glands, non-tubercular | 9 |
| Pneumonia Bronchitis and Asthma, etc. | 65 |
| Bones, non-tubercular | 99 |
| Congenital Deformities | 33 |
| Paralysis | 25 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Rheumatism, Chorea, Heart | 60 |
| Diseases of nervous system | 12 |
| Mentally Deficient | 1 |
| Hernia | 3 |
| Diseases of the Eyes | 5 |
| „ Nose and Throat | 8 |
| „ Ears | 3 |
| „ Digestive Organs | 4 |
| Various | 8 |
| Total | 446 |
Help Given to Old and New Cases.
| Old. | New. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sent to Special Hospitals and Convalescent Homes | 57 | 241 | 298 |
| Extensions from previous years | 87 | — | 87 |
| Provided with Surgical Boots and Appliances | 100 | 37 | 137 |
| Provided with Massage and Exercises | — | 4 | 4 |
| Referred for visiting and advice | 64 | 79 | 143 |
| Referred by I.C.A.A. to other Agencies | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Visits re clothes | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 315 | 372 | 687 |
Total number of Home Visits 1,065
One child was sent away for training. Clothes are now supplied
at several Convalescent Homes. Eighty-one children were away
at the end of 1932, as compared with 87 at the end of 1931.