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Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1936
Pages
88
Tables
76

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  • Page 6
    School Hygiene and Accommodation. —The following table shows the number of schools in the Borough and the accommodation:—
    Number of Schools and Accommodation.
    Seating Accommodation.
    Boys.Girls.Infts.Mxd.Boys.Girls.Infts.Mxd.
  • Page 8
    The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—
    1935.1934.
  • Page 9
    The returns for 1935 have been classified as follows:—
    No.A.B.C.D.
    Exd.No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 9
    The following were the findings on the former basis of "excellent" nutrition:—
    Entrants.2nd Age Group.3rd Age Group.
    1935.1934.1933.1935.1934.1933.1935.1934.1933.
  • Page 10
    Percentage Nutrition of children scored 'Excellent' (old classification).
    19351934
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the comparison of the nutritional findings on the old system in Dr. Clarke's area for the years 1934 and 1935:—
    19351934
  • Page 13
    The following table gives comparative figures for the past two vears:—
    1935.1934.1933.
  • Page 13
    (c) Clothing and Footgear. —The table below gives the figures in regard to clothing and footgear:—
    Clothing Unsatisfactory.Footgear Unsatisfactory.
    1935.1934.1933.1935.1934.1933.
    %%%%%%
  • Page 14
    (d) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects. —The following is the number of skin diseases found during the year:—
    19351934
  • Page 14
    (f) Nose and Throat Defects. —The number of cases requiring treatment and observation was as follows
    1935.1934.
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
  • Page 14
    (g) Ear Diseases and Defective Hearing:—
    1935.1934.
  • Page 15
    (h) Dental Defects:—
    Inspection.Requiring treatment.Per Cent.Actually treated.Fillings.Extractions.Gas Anaesthetic.Other Operations
  • Page 15
    (j) Heart Disease and Circulation. —The findings were as follows:—
    1935.1934.
    Requiring treatment.Observation.Requiring TreatmentObser-. vation.
  • Page 15
    (l) Other defects and diseases. —The following table shows the numbers of various other defects which were found:—
    Defect or Disease.1935.1935
    Requiring treatment.Observation.Requiring Treatment.Observation.
  • Page 16
    6. FOLLOWING UP. The school nurses paid a total of 4,035 home visits during 1935. The visits are classified below:—
  • Page 17
    The actual work done at the school clinics is shown on the table given below:—
    Number Excluded under Art. 53BNumb not ExcludedRe-inspections
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
  • Page 17
    The attendances at Lloyd Park and Markhouse Road Clinics are summarised below :—-
    First Inspections. I
    Excluded.Not Excluded.Re-inspections.Total.Grand Total.
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
  • Page 18
    "The following table shows the defects discovered in those children:—
    Defects.Boys.Girls.Totals.
    Under 7 yrs.7—11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.Under 7 yrs.7—11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 18
    "The conditions found in the 26 boys and 47 girls who were submitted to retinoscopy, but for whom glasses were not ordered, were as follows:—
    Defects.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 19
    "The number of new cases of squint seen may be tabulated as follows:—
    Type of Squint.Boys.Girls.
    Under 7 yrs.7—11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.Under 7 yrs.7—11 yrs.Over 11 yrs.
  • Page 20
    The following table shows the number of cases treated:—
    Year.At Dispensary.At Con-naught Hospital.At Isolation Hospital.Privately.Total.
  • Page 21
    Refractory or special cases are referred to the weekly consultant aural clinic held on Mondays from 2 to 4.30 p.m. by Dr. A. R. Friel, who reports as follows:—
    Nature of Disease.Total.Cured.Lost Sight of.Still under Treatment.Hospital Treatment.
  • Page 25
    INSPECTION'S.
    School.Ages.Total Inspected.No Offered Treatment.% Requiring Treatment.
    1112131415161718
  • Page 25
    TREATMENT.
    School.Attendances.Extractions.Anaesthetics.Fillings. Perm, teeth.Other Operations Perm, teeth.
    Temp, teeth.Term, teeth.LocalGeneral.
  • Page 32
    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 ] nstitution.Total.
  • Page 32
    Notifications of the 5/15 years age group during 1935were as follows:—
    Scarlet Fever. IDiphtheria.
  • Page 33
    The cases discovered by the medical staff and included in the above table were as follows:—
    ScarletChicken
    Fever.Diphtheria.Pox.
  • Page 33
    The monthly figures were as follows:—
    Sore Throat.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm & Scabies.Impetigo Sores, etc.Chicken Pox.
  • Page 34
    As in former years, a summary of Head Teachers' weekly returns is given
    School.Dept.S.T.M.W.C.Alps.C.P.R.W. Scab SoresSore EyesS.F.Dip.BactDipli
  • Page 35
    Continued from previous page...
    Edinburgh RoadGirls---------1-
  • Page 36
    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.Influenza.
  • Page 38
    Scarlet Fever Immunisation. —Dick Tests for Scarlet Fever:—
  • Page 38
    Vaccination. —The vaccinal condition of each child examined at routine medical inspection was noted, and a summary shows the following:—
    ST umber xamined.Number found to be vaccinatedPercentage vaccinated.
  • Page 40
    (1) Mid-day Meals. —Your Authority provides a mid-day dinner for the children of necessitous parents at the Centres in High Street and Higham Hill. Adequate cooking, service and dining arrangements exist. The meals consist of a joint, vegetables and puddings.
    YearNumber of children.Number of Meals.Average meals per child.
  • Page 45
    As in former years, a summary of Head Teachers' weekly returns is given
    School.Mo. on Roll. Mar. Oct.' Official' Milk. Mar. Oct.Voluntary. Milk. Mar. Oct.Total. Mar. Oct.Percentage receiving Milk. Mar. Oct.
  • Page 46
    Continued from previous page...
    School.Mo. on Roll. Mar. Oct.' Official' Milk. Mar. Oct.Voluntary. Milk. Mar. Oct.Total. Mar. Oct.Percentage receiving Milk. Mar. Oct.
  • Page 47
    Aggregating the returns from the various schools the position may be summarised as follows:—
    October, 1934.March, 1935.October, 1935.
  • Page 48
    Among the percentages of children receiving milk in schools during 1935 in certain areas were the following:—
  • Page 49
    The number of milk meals supplied is shown below:—-
    Centre.Number of Bottles of Milk supplied.
    Pretoria Avenue—OfficialVoluntary.Total.
  • Page 50
    The following table shows the attendance of parents during 1935:—
    Boys.Number of inspections.Number of Parents.Per cent. 1935.Per cent. 1934.
  • Page 51
    "Of the total number placed, 58% were referred by Public Officials:—
  • Page 51
    "New cases (in addition to many re-applications) were referred by:—
    Under 5 years.Over 5 yearsTotal.
  • Page 52
    Classification of New Cases:—
    Under 5 years.Over 5 yearsTotal.
  • Page 56
    attending the school at the end of 1935, and has been supplied by the Head Teacher, Miss Balls:—
    "Blind.""Partially Blind."
    Waltham-stow.Other Authorities.Waltham-stow.Other Authorities.
  • Page 56
    " The full classified list is as follows:—
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 61
    "There were 22 children on the roll—9 boys and 13 girls— at the end of 1935. The children are classified as follows:—
    Deaf (Within the Act).Partially Deaf.Aphasic.
  • Page 64
    JOSEPH BARRETT PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CENTRE. ORTHOPÆDIC SCHEME.
    Defects.Boys.Girls.
    5-16 years.Under 5 yrs.Over 16 yrs.5-16 years.Under 5 yrs.Over 16 yrs.
  • Page 65
    Number of cases seen by the Surgeon:—
  • Page 65
    "On roll at the end of the year:—
    Boys.Girls.Total
  • Page 66
    Number of patients already in Hospital, Jan. 1st, 1935...5.
    Classification of Defects.Under 5 years.5 years and over.
  • Page 67
    Continued from previous page...
    Classification of Operations.Under 5 years.5 years and over.
  • Page 68
    A summary of the work done under this heading during the last five year is of some interest:-
    19351934193319321931
  • Page 68
    At the end of 1935, the classification, according to the latest available intelligence quotients, was as follows:—
    19351934
  • Page 69
    The following table shows the number of children who have either left or have been excluded during the past four years, and includes those directly notified to the County Council:—
    19351934193319321931
  • Page 70
    (v) Stammering Classes. —The stammering classes were continued on Monday and Thursday afternoons at Mission Grove Infants' School, 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.
  • Page 76
    21. STATISTICAL TABLES. The statistical tables required by the Board of Education follow:— TABLE I. Medical Inspections of Children Attending Public Elementary Schools. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
  • Page 77
    TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1935.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. 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)
  • Page 78
    B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age-Groups.
    Age-groups.Number of Children Inspected.A (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 78
    Table III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 78
    PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 78
    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 79
    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 79
    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 79
    PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. 4.— Tuberculous Children. I.—Children suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra-thoracic glands).
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 80
    II.—Children suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 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.
  • Page 80
    B.—Delicate Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 80
    D.—Children with Heart Disease.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 80
    CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
  • Page 81
    TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table 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)
  • Page 81
    Group 11.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 82
    Group III,— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total N umber Treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority'sTotal.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
  • Page 82
    Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total number treated.
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedicResidential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-_ residential treatment at an orthopaedic
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
  • Page 83
    TABLE V.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.
  • Page 83
    TABLE VI.— Uncleanliness and Verminous Condition.
  • Page 84
    Total number of children notified, 13. Analysis of the above Total.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.