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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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School Clinics.—The School Clinics were as shown in the 1938
report up to the outbreak of war. Since the war the Audiometer
and Speech Therapy Clinics have been suspended, Minor Ailments
Clinics at Lloyd Park only, Rheumatism Clinic was held fortnightly,
Massage Clinic twice weekly, and the Orthoptic Clinic was closed
until December when the usual twice weekly clinics were resumed.
1. STAFF OF SCHOOL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
The staff of the Department was the same as for the 1938 report
with the following alterations:—
Dental Surgeons—
Miss F.N. Macdonald, L.D.S., R.C.S. (resigned 30/8/39).
Mr. B. M. A. Gilbert, L.D.S., R.C.S. (resigned 14/3/39).
Miss E. M. McRaith, L.D.S., R.C.S. (appointed 28/8/29).
Mr. G. P. L.Taylor, L.D.S., R.C.S. (appointed31/8/39).
2. CO-ORDINATION.
As given in the Report for 1938.
3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION
TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
| Number of Schools and Accommodation. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | Seating Accommodation. | ||||
| Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | |||||
| Provided | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5,675 | 5,552 | 5,868 | 3,248 |
| Non-Provided | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 208 | 362 | 437 | 929 |
| Special Schools— | ||||||||
| Mentally Defective | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 130 |
| Deaf Centre | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
| Myope Centre | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 85 |
| Open Air School | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 200 |
| Nursery School | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 150 |
| Totals | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 5,883 | 5,914 | 6,305 | 4,762 |