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Walthamstow 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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- 1934
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- 88
- Tables
- 77
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School Hygiene.— The following table shows the number of schools in the Borough and the accommodation, etc.:—
Number of Schools and Accommodation. Boys. Girls. Infts. Mxd. Seating Accommodation. Boys. Girls. Infts. Mxd. -
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The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—
1933. 1932. -
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The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—
1933 1932 -
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Clothing and Footgear.— The table below gives the figures in regard to Clothing and Footgear:—
Entrants. Clothing Unsatisfactory Footgear Unsatisfactory -
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(e) Nose and Throat Defects.— The number of cases requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—
1933 1932 Treatment Observation Treatment Observation -
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(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—
1933 1932 -
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(g) Dental Defects.
Inspection Requiring Treatment Percentage Actually Treated Fillings Extractions Gas Anæsthetic Other operations -
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(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.— The findings were as follows:—
Requiring treatment Observation -
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(k) Other Defects and Diseases.— The following table shows the numbers of various other defects which were found:—
Defect or Disease. Requiring treatment Requiring observation -
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6. FOLLOWING UP. The School Nurses paid a total of 4,563 home visits during 1933. The visits are classified below:—
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The actual work done at the School Clinics is shown on the table given below:—
First Inspection. Re-inspections. Number Excluded under Art. 53b. Not Excluded. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. -
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The attendances at Lloyd Park and Markhouse Road Clinics are summarised below:—
First inspections. Re-inspections. Total. Total. Excluded. Not Excluded. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. -
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The following tables give the details of the new cases seen:—
Under 7 yrs. 7-11 yrs. 11 plus. Totals. Defects: Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. -
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"The following defects were found among those in the above table who did not require glasses:—
Defects Boys Girls -
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"Below is a table showing the types of squint found during 1933:—
Squint Boys Girls -
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The following table shows the number of cases treated:—
Year At Dispensary At Connaught Hospital At Isolation Hospital Privately Total -
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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. Cured. Lost Sight of. Still under Treatment. H'ptl. treatment. -
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At the end of the year, the live register of notified cases of school age was as follows:—
At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At other Institutions At No School or Institution Total -
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Control is on the lines detailed in the Board of Education's Memorandum of Closure of and Exclusion from School," 1930. Notifications in 5/15 years age-group:—
Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Chicken Pox. -
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The eases discovered by the medical staff and included in the above table were as follows:—
Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Chicken Pox. -
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The monthly figures were as follows:—
Sore Throat Measles Whooping Cough Mumps Ringworm & Scabies Impetigo Sores,etc. -
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As in former years, a summary of Head Teacher's weekly returns is given:—
School. Dept. S.T. M. W.C. Mps. C.P. R.W. Scab Sores S.F. Dip. Bact: Diph: -
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The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named:—
Exclusions Chicken Pox Measles Whooping Cough Sore Throat -
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The following table shows the work done at the Infectious Disease Clinic and is given because the large majority of the patients are of school age:—
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The following table summarises the work done in respect of Diphtheria Immunisation: —
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Vaccination. — The vaccinal condition of each child examined at Routine Medical Inspection was noted and a summary shows the following:—
Number Examined. Number found to be Vaccinated. Percentage Vaccinated. -
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Mr. Longman has drawn attention to the marked decrease in the number of these certificates during the last three years, and has kindly prepared the following very interesting summary:—
Chicken Pox. Measles. Whooping Cough. Influ enza. Mumps. Scarlet Fever. Certificates Issued -
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The following summary gives particulars as to times, numbers, etc. BOYS' CAMP.
Period. School. No. Staff. -
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GIRLS' CAMP.
Period. School. No. Staff. -
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"The children were medically examined and weighed before and after camp. " Finance.—
£ s. d. £ s. d. -
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All children were medically examined and weighed before and after camp, and the results were as summarised in the following Table:—
1st Group. 2nd Group. 3rd Group. -
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(1) Your Authority provides a mid-day dinner for the children of necessitous parents at the Canteen Centre in High Street. Adequate cooking, service and dining arrangements exist. The meals consist of a joint, vegetables and puddings.
Year. Number of Children. Number of Meals. Average Meals per Child. -
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The following table shows the attendance of parents during 1933: —
Number of Inspections Number of Parents. Per Cent. 1933. Per Cent. 1932. -
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Table of cases for 1933.
Referred by— All Ages. Under 5 Years. -
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Defects—
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Help given to Old and New Cases. All ages.
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In view of the fact that the current year is the Jubilee year of the N.S.P.C.C., it is pleasing to review the following summary of the work done in Walthamstow during 1933 as reported by Inspector Francis: —
Nature of Offence. How dealt with. -
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The following table shows the classification of children attending the School at the end of 1933, and has been supplied by the Head Teacher, Miss Balls:—
Blind Partially Blind N althamstow Other Authorities Walthamstow Other Authorities -
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"There are 75 children at present attending the Myope School; 35 boys and 40 girls. According to their various visual disabilities they may be classified as follows:—
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"There were 17 children on the roll on December 31st. They are classified as follows:—
Deaf—within the Act Partially Deaf Aphasic -
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JOSEPH BARRETT PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CENTRE. ORTHOPEDIC SCHEME.
Defects Boys Girls 5—16 years Under 5 years Over 16 years 5—16 years Under 5 years Over 16 years -
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"The defects suffered by the children in the school are classified as follows:—
Boys. Girls. Total. -
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Miss Garrett, C.S.M.M.G., has kindly summarised the admissions and the operations done during 1933, as follows:—
Admissions (Walthamstow cases only):— -
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Classification of Operations Under 5 years. 5 years and over. -
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A summary of the work done under this heading during the last four years is of some interest:—
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The following table shows the number of children who have either left or have been excluded during the past 4 years, and includes those directlv notified to the Countv Council:—
1933 1932 1931 1930 -
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Of the 14 girls, one is in work, one is employed at home, 2 were transferred to the normal school, 4 left the neighbourhood, 2 were transferred for training to Royal Eastern Counties' Institution, Colchester, and 3 were passed on to the Occupation Centre
On Books during year Left Work Work at Home Transferred to normal school Left Neighbourhood Occupation Centre Training Institution Deceased -
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(v) Stammering Classes.— The stammering classes were continued on Monday and Thursday afternoons at Mission Grove Infants' Schools, under the charge of Mr. Bradfield. The results are summarised as follows:—
left remaining Cured Nearly Cured Good Progress Nearly Cured Good Progress Fair Progress -
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The following table shows the particulars regarding the above cases:—
Age Referred fo Convalescen Home Treatment r Diagnosis, t Father's Employment. Nett income after deducting rent. Nett income per head per week after deducting rent. Number of children s d s d -
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In reply to a further questionnaire, the following replies were received by your Director:—
Number attending without School breakfast Reason -
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The total registrations at the Bureau for the year were:—
Boys Girls Total -
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Medical Examinations. —The following examinations were made during 1933 by the medical staff.
New appointments Prolonged absences -
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Analysis of the above total:—
Diagnosis. Boys. Girls. -
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TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1933.
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. 1 2 3 4 5 -
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B. Number of Individual Children found at routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group. Number of Children. Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. Inspected. Found to require Treatment. 1 2 3 4 -
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A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Code Group Inspections. Number of other Routine Inspections. Entrants. 2nd Age Group. 3rd Age Group. Total. -
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B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections Number of Re -Inspections. Total. -
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Enter in this Section only children who are so blind that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for blind children.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At Other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision should not be included in this Table.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions At no School or Institution. Total -
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Enter in this Section only children who are so deaf that they can only be appropriately taught in a school for the deaf.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Enter in this Section only children who can appropriately be taught in a school for the partially deaf.
At Certified Schools for the Doaf. At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act. Details of such children should be given on Form 307M.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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For practical purposes the Board are of opinion that children who are subject to attacks of major epilepsy in school should be recorded as " severe " cases and excluded from ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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(Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands.)
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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(This category should include tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above.)
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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by reason of physical detect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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who generally speaking are unable to take part, in any complete sense, in physical exercises or games or such activities of the School curriculum as gardening or forms of handwork usually engaged in by other children.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School Or Institution. Total. -
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D. CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE. This Section should be confined to children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the Public Elementary School.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Group I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.).
Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. 1 2 3 4 -
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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 By Private Practitioner or at Hospital, apartfrom the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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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. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Group IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
Number of Children Treated. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise Total number treated. (1) (2)