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Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(/) Tuberculosis.—Children suffering from actual and suspected
tuberculosis are referred to the Tuberculosis Officer
of the Essex County Council, which Authority administers
the Tuberculosis Scheme in the Borough. The number of
school-children examined during the year was; boys 46 and
girls 57, of which 9 boys and 6 girls were referred by the
school medical officer. 26 of the cases were sent by private
practitioners and 62 were examined as contacts.
Reports were received in respect of each child seen, and
recommendations for treatment were carried out as far as
possible and included the followingDental, Tonsils and
Adenoids, and Convalescent Home Treatment. 27 grants
of free milk were also made.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Non- | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| pulmonary | — | 39 | 8 | 2 | 49 |
8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Control is on the lines detailed in the Board of Education's
"Memorandum of Closure of and Exclusion from School"
1930.
Notifications of the 5/15 years age group during 1935were as follows:—
| Scarlet Fever. I | Diphtheria. | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 13 |
| February | 24 | 19 |
| March | 23 | 7 |
| April | 29 | 6 |
| May | 17 | 3 |
| June | 31 | 1 |
| July | 27 | 3 |
| August | 17 | 11 |
| September | 30 | 10 |
| October | 51 | 9 |
| November | 24 | Q |
| December | 25 | 4 |
| Total—1935 | 324 | |
| 1934 | 385 | 171 |