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Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Classification of Operations.Under 5 years.5 years and over.
Tenotomy—
(a) Sterno Mastoid1
(b) Tendo Achilles4
(c) Tensa Fasciæ Femoris1
Manipulations—
(a) Feet38
(b) Arm1
Osteotomy—
(a) McEwans32
(b) Humerus1
(c) Ball and socket1-
Congenital dislocation of hip—reduction4
Open elongation Tendo Achilles1
Arthrodesis Scaphoid Joint-2

Plaster of Paris—Plaster Spica (Hip) 6
Splints—Various—Following operation by Surgeon 25
By Masseuses 12
(iv) Mental Deficiency—Ascertainment. — Ascertainment
has proceeded along the lines detailed in previous years. A
summary of 86 examinations is given below, and of the 56
children not mentally deficient, 11 had intelligence quotients
above 90, and 36 had intelligence quotients between 80 and 89.
A school aptitude test, which had been prepared and
standardised by the late Assistant Director of Education,
Mr. W.P. Alexander, was set to scholars between the ages of
9 11/12 and 112/12 in December, 1934.
The maximum score was 75, and as the test was essentially
one of native intelligence, it was decided that all children
scoring under 65 should be reported to the School Medical
Officer with a view to assessing their intelligence quotient
with the Stanford Revision of the Binet Simon test.
A total of 63 children were so reported, and intelligence
quotient tests were done in 11. They were then discontinued
in view of the results obtained, which were as follows:—
Age 105/12 10 8/2 10 9/12 10 8/12 10 8/12 11 11 1/12 11 7/12 1111 1/12 11 2/12
Aptitude 64 64 61.4 61.3 61 61 61 60.3 59.8 59 57
Aptitude position 1 2 3 45 6 7 89 10 11
Intelligence
quotient 88 86 84 91 89 93 94 90 81 82 86
Intelligence
quotient
position 6th 7th 9th 3rd 5th 2nd 1st 4th 11th 10th 8th