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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(a) Dental Inspection and Treatment.— Reference has been
made in Section 7 (g) to the dental inspection and treatment of
pupils attending Secondary and Technical Schools.
(b) Medical Inspection and Treatment.— The inspection
and treatment of the pupils attending the Secondary and Technical
Schools was continued during 1939.
The following table shows the findings at medical inspection:—
| High School. | Sir George Monoux Grammar. | S.W. Essex Technical College. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls. | Boys. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Number inspected:— | ||||
| Entrants | 85 | 82 | 135 | 130 |
| 12 years old | 79 | 141 | 6 | 82 |
| 15 years old | 76 | 96 | 139 | 87 |
| Total | 240 | 319 | 280 | 299 |
| Specials | 192 | 8 | 131 | 173 |
| Parents present | 191 | 214 | 159 | 231 |
| Number referred for treatment (excluding Dental and Un-cleanliness) | 74 | 72 | 49 | 69 |
| Number referred for observation | 48 | 49 | 41 | 58 |
| Number referred for treatment (excluding Vision, Dental and Uncleanliness) | 47 | 52 | 44 | 55 |
| Nutrition— A | 99 | 113 | 146 | 112 |
| B | 127 | 193 | 124 | 176 |
| C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| D | — | — | — | — |
| Defects:— | ||||
| Skin— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | 15 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Requiring observation | 2 | - | — | — |
| Blepharitis, requiring treatment | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis, requiring treatment | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Defective Vision, excluding Squint— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | 25 | 22 | 5 | 14 |
| Requiring observation | 9 | 4 | 6 | _ |
| Squint— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | — | — | 1 | — |
| Requiring observation | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other conditions of Eyes— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | — | — | — | 3 |
| Reouirine observation | _ | 1 | 2 | _ |
| Deafness— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | — | — | 1 | - |
| Requiring observation | 2 | — | — | - |
| Otitis Media— | ||||
| Requiring treatment | - | - | - | 1 |
| Requiring observation | 1 | - | - | - |