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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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| ,, sent away | 33 |
| ,, referred in 1937 and sent away in 1938 in addition to the above | 4 |
| ,, refused | 4 |
| ,, withdrawn | 2 |
| ,, waiting | 1 |
(j) Tuberculosis.—Children suffering from actual and suspected
tuberculosis are referred to the Tuberculosis Officer of the
Essex County Council, which Authority administers the Tuberculosis
Treatment Scheme in the Borough. The number of school
children examined during the year was: boys 54 and girls 68, of
which 9 boys and 21 girls were referred by the School Medical Staff.
28 of the cases were sent by private practitioners, and 64 were
examined as contacts.
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 Institution. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | 29 |
| Non-pulmonary | 9 | 29 | 3 | — | 41 |
(k) Artificial Sunlight Treatment.—The arrangements with
the Connaught Hospital detailed in the 1936 report were continued.
Seven children of school age were referred for treatment, and
a total of 110 treatments was given at a total cost of £11.
8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Control is on the lines detailed in the Board's "Memorandum
of Closure of and Exclusion from School, 1930."
Notification in the 5 to 15 years age group during 1938 were
as follows (1937 cases shown in parentheses):—Scarlet Fever 163 (116),
Diphtheria 44 (68), Bacillary Dysentery 13 (37), Pneumonia 24 (14),
Erysipelas 1 (6), Enteric 1 (3), Encephalitis Lethargica 2 (—).