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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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 | |
| Malnutrition | 134 | 526 | |||
| Malnutrition 9 | |||||
| Milk at School 483 | |||||
| Debility 34 | |||||
| Skin | Ringworm, Scalp | 1 | - | 10 | - |
| Body | 4 | - | 39 | — | |
| Scabies | 1 | — | 46 | — | |
| Impetigo | 17 | 1 | 264 | - | |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 26 | — | 263 | — | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 36 | — | 64 | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 13 | 1 | 242 | — | |
| Keratitis | - | - | — | ||
| Corneal Opacities | - | - | - | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 247 | 23 | 218 | — | |
| Squint | 17 | 3 | 22 | — | |
| Other Conditions | 7 | — | 71 | — | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 12 | 1 | 18 | — |
| Otitis Media | 23 | 4 | 215 | - | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 8 | 2 | 25 | — | |
| Nose and Throat | Enlarged Tonsils only | 34 | 285 | 44 | 8 |
| Adenoids only | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | |
| Other Conditions | 10 | 1 | 323 | — | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 95 | 1 | 40 | - | |
| Defective Speech | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease, Organic | 20 | 7 | 11 | — |
| ,, „Functional | 25 | 31 | 7 | - | |
| Anaemia | 21 | 8 | 37 | — | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 106 | 21 | 15 | _ |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary, Definite | — | — | — | — |
| „Suspected | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Pulmonary, Glands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Spine | - | - | - | - | |
| „Hip | - | - | - | — | |
| ,, Other Bones & Joints | — | - | - | ||
| Skin | — | — | — | - | |
| „Other Forms | — | - | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Other Conditions | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | __ | 2 | __ |
| Spinal Curvature | 2 | — | - | - | |
| Other Forms | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | |
| Other Defects and Diseases (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 100 | 24 | 1225 | - | |
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 |
| Code Groups :— | |||
| Entrants | 2184 | 104 | 4.7 |
| 2nd Age Group | 1755 | 198 | 11.2 |
| 3rd Age Group | 2072 | 248 | |
| Total (Code Groups) | 6011 | 550 | 9.1 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 506 | 48 | 9.4 |