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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Officer for final diagnosis, and therefore are not included in the
findings of medical inspections.
| Defect or Disease. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring Observation. |
|---|---|---|
| Enlarged Glands | 163 | — |
| Defective Speech | 28 | 3 |
| Bronchitis . | 114 | 17 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 2 |
| Chorea | 9 | — |
| Other defects (not classified) | 1410 | 1 |
6. FOLLOWING UP.
The school nurses paid a total of 6,026 home visits during 1934.
The visits are classified below:—
Measles 2,052
Whooping Cough 117
Tonsils and Adenoids 213
Chicken Pox 393
Vision 580
Dental Failures 1471
Otorrhoea 262
Sore Throat 97
Various 237
Mumps 117
Rheumatism 107
Uncleanliness 185
Impetigo 70
Nursery School Absentees
60
Ringworm 20
Scabies 28
Nutrition 17
The number of visits paid in 1933 was 4,563.
As in previous years, the School Nurses attend at all medical
inspections and staff the various clinics, e.g., Aural, Minor Ailment,
Ophthalmic, Rheumatism and Ringworm Clinics, and also carry
out extensive cleanliness surveys as already detailed. Close
co-operation was maintained with the Almoners of various
Metropolitan General Hospitals, and written reports were given
when necessary.
7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a) Malnutrition.—Treatment consists either by the grant of milk
meals at school as already referred to, and supervision by routine
weighing or by resorting to Convalescent Home Treatment as
detailed in a later section of the report.