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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Inspection. | Requiring treatment. | Per Cent. | Actually treated. | Fillings. | Extractions. | Gas Anaesthetic. | Other Operations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 13431 | 8909 | 66.3 | 8227 | 5655 | 9836 | 4442 | 1819 |
| 1934 | 15204 | 10792 | 70.9 | 7495 | 4581 | 9015 | 4176 | 1076 |
Reference to findings in secondary schools and other Institutions
for Higher Education is made in Section 16.
(i) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.—A total of fortyfour
deformities was found to require treatment. Nearly
every cripple is being discovered under the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme,, and is receiving treatment either
under your Authority's scheme; at one of the Metropolitan
Hospitals; or from the family doctor.
| 1935. | 1934. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Observation. | Requiring Treatment | Obser-. vation. | |
| Heart Disease—Organic | 50 | 9 | 66 | 17 |
| Functional | 32 | 40 | 32 | 30 |
| Anaemia | 52 | 5 | 60 | 6 |
| 134 | 54 | 158 | 53 | |
(k) Tuberculosis.—Two cases of glandular tuberculosis
were found to require treatment. As in former years, all
children suspected either of pulmonary or glandular tuberculosis
are referred to the Tuberculosis Officer for final
diagnosis, and therefore are not included in the findings of
medical inspections.
| Defect or Disease. | 1935. | 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Observation. | |
| Enlarged Glands | 170 | 3 | 163 | |
| Defective Speech | 35 | 11 | 28 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 122 | 32 | 114 | 17 |
| Epilepsy | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chorea Other defects | 9 | 12 | 9 | - |
| (not classified) | 1,656 | 26 | 1,410 | 1 |