Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
This page requires JavaScript
Number of Schools and Accommodation. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | Seating Accommodation. | ||||
Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. |
1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | 1935. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 21. | Dec. 31. | Dec. 31. | Dec. 31. | Dec. 31. |
Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected. | "A" Excellent | "B" Normal. | "C" Slightly Subnormal. | "D" Bad. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
Up to 21st July, | ||
---|---|---|
1939. | 1938. |
1939. | 1938. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment. | Observation . | Treatment. | Observation . |
1939. | 1938. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment . | Observation . | Treatment. | Observation . |
Requiring | Gas Anaesthetic. | Other Operations. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspection. | treatment. | Per Cent. | Actually treated. | Fillings. | Extractions. |
1939. | 1938. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Observation. |
1939. | 1938. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Requiring Treatment. | Observation. | Requiring Treatment. | Observation. |
First Inspections. | Re-inspections. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number Excluded under Art. 20B. | Number not Excluded. | |||||
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
First Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excluded. | Not Excluded. | ||||||||
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Defect. | Under 7 years. | 7-11 years. | Over 11 years. | Secondary Schools. | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Defects. | Boys. | Girls. |
---|
Under 7 years. | 7-11 years. | Over 11 years. | Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
Year. | At Connaught Hospital. | Privately. | Total. |
---|
Diagnosis . | Total (Ears) | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Result. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zinc Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Tonsils and Adenoids Conservative: Nasal: Diastolisation. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left or Treatment Lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Declined Treatment. | ||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
Diagnosis. | Totals. (Ears) | Diagnosis. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Treatment. | Result. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Children over 5.) Chronic Tympanic Sepsis Complicated by:— | Granulations: Simple Polypi. | Mastoid Disease. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Nasal Catarrh: Rhinitis: Sinusitis. | External Otitis: Eczema. | Primary (Ear) | Collateral (Nose and Throat) | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left or Lapsed Treatment. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Declined Treatment. | |||||
Old Operation. | No Operation. | Zinc Ionisation. | Antiseptic Treatment or Cautery. | Tonsils and Adenoids Conservative: Nasal: Diastolisation. | Tonsils and Adenoids Operation. | |||||||||||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O |
Diagnosis. (Primary) | Total. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Secondary Conditions. | Treatment. | Result. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deafness. | Nasal Catarrh. | Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids. | Diastolisation. | Antiseptic Treatment. | Proetz Displacement. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Cured. | Improved. | Still under Treatment or Observation. | Left or Treatment lapsed. | Referred to Hospital for Operation. | Declined Treatment. | |||||
Conservative Treatment. | Operative Treatment. |
Diagnosis. | Total. | Cured. |
---|
Ages. | Total Inspected. | No. Offered Treatment. | % requiring Treatment. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 yrs. | 12 yrs. | 13 yrs. | 14 yrs. | 15 yrs. | 16 yrs. | 17 yrs. | 18 yrs. | 19 yrs. |
No. of Children. | Attendances. | Extractions. | Anaesthetics. | Fillings. | Other Operations. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temp. Teeth. | Perm. Teeth. | Local. | General. | Perm. Teeth. | Perm. Teeth. |
Sore Throat. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm & Scabies. | Impetigo Sores, etc. | Chicken Pox. |
---|
Exclusions. | Chicken Pox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Sore Throat. | Influenza. |
---|
Diarrhœa | Mumps. | Ringworm . | Scabies. | Various. | Totals. |
---|
Lengths. | 100 yds. | 1/4-mile. | ½-Length on back. | Royal Life Saving Society Certificates. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elem. | Inter. | Medallions |
Year. | Number of Children. | Number of Meals. | Average Meals per Child. |
---|
Number on Roll. | Receiving Free Milk. | Available for Voluntary Milk. | Receiving Voluntary Milk. | Percentage receiving Voluntary Milk. | Total receiving Milk. | Percentage receiving Milk. |
---|
Centre. | Voluntary. | Official. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easter. | Whitsun. | Summer. | Easter. | Whitsun. | Summer. | Easter. | Whitsun. | Summer. |
Boys. | Number Inspected. | Number of Parents. | Per cent. 1939. | Per cent. 1938. |
---|
Over 5 years. | Under 5 years. | Total. |
---|
Old. | New. |
---|
Nature of Offence. | How Dealt with. |
---|
Blind. | Partially Blind. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. | Walthamstow. | Other Authorities. |
Deaf within the meaning of the Act. | Partially Deaf. | Speech Defects. | Aphasic. | Cleft Palate. |
---|
Defects. | Boys. | Girls. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5-16 years. | Under 5 yrs. | Over 16 yrs. | 5-16 years. | Under 5 yrs. | Over 16 yrs. |
Discharged Cured. | Left School. | left District. | Withdrawn |
---|
High School. | Sir George Monoux Grammar. | S.W. Essex Technical College. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. |
High School. | Sir George Monoux Grammar. | S.W. Tech Coll | Essex nioal age. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls |
Age-Groups. | Number of Children Inspected. | A (Excellent). | B (Normal). | C (Slightly subnormal). | D (Bad). | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. |
At a Public Elementary School. | At another Institution. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
---|
Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
No. of Defects dealt with. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme. | Otherwise. | Total. |
Received Operative Treatment. | Received other Forms of Treatment. | Total Number Treated. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (6) |
Under the Authority's Scheme. (1) | Residential treatment with education. | Otherwise. (2) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. | Total number treated. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential treatment with education. | Residential treatment without education. | Nonresidential treatment at ail orthopaedic clinic. | Residential treatment without education. | ||||
(i) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
---|