Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Boys | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
Girls | 5.7 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 |
Boys | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Girls | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
The percentage of clothing and footgear found to be unsatisfactory
has shown a marked increase during 1934, and is
undoubtedly an index of the continued financial stringency.
(c)
1934. | 1933. | |
---|---|---|
Ringworm—Head | 14 | 11 |
Body | 43 | 43 |
Scabies | 37 | 47 |
Impetigo | 183 | 282 |
Other Skin Disease | 163 | 289 |
The amount of ringworm discovered has proved to be
practically stationary. There were fewer cases of scabies and much
fewer cases of impetigo and other skin diseases.
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—480 defects of
vision required treatment and 62 required observation. The 1933
figures were 465 and 28 respectively.
In addition there were 33 cases of squint found to require treatment
and 4 requiring observation.
459 cases of external eye diseases required treatment, including
312 cases of conjunctivitis, as compared with only 123 in 1932 and
255 in 1933.
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1934. | 1933. | |||
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Treatment. | Observation. | Treatment. | Observation. | |
Chronic Tonsilitis only | 100 | 312 | 78 | 293 |
Adenoids only | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids. | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Other conditions | 363 | 1 | 333 | 1 |