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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| 1938. | 1937. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment. | Observation . | Treatment. | Observation. | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 152 | 260 | 132 | 213 |
| Adenoids only | 5 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 8 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
| Other conditions | 307 | 2 | 217 | — |
The 307 cases of other conditions are made up of sore throats
and defects requiring diastello treatment.
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| 1938. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|
| Defective Hearing | 113 | 31 |
| Otitis Media | 242 | 153 |
| Other Ear Disease | 94 | 51 |
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| Inspection. | Requiring treatment. | Per Cent. | Actually treated. | Fillings. | Extractions . | Gas Anaesthetic. | Other Operations. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 11,245 | 9,209 | 81.8 | 5,842 | 5,974 | 10,608 | 4,723 | 2,162 |
| 1937 | 10,952 | 9,145 | 83.5 | 6,176 | 5,953 | 8,559 | 3,868 | 2,799 |
Reference to dental inspection and treatment at Secondary and
Technical Schools is made in Section 16.
(h) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.—A total of 80
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.
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| 1938. | 1937. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Observation. | ||
| Heart Disease— | Organic | 45 | 7 | 36 | 9 |
| Functional | 13 | 13 | 35 | 16 | |
| Anaemia | 59 | 4 | 61 | — | |
| Total | 117 | 24 | 132 | 25 | |