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Walthamstow 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups-

Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the year in the routine age groups-

No. of Children"A" . Excellent"B" Normal"C" slightly Subnormal"D" Bad
Entrants.181367 237.06105157.91884.8520.11
2nd Age Group2688933.1716461.19155.59--
3rd Age Group61032052.4526944.09213.44--
Other Routine
Inspection1144842.105951.7576 .14--
Totals2303112940.24154355.001314.6720.07

Table: The findings may be shown comparatively as follows

The findings may be shown comparatively as follows

A&B.C.D.
194095.24.670.07
193994.65.20.1

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(b) Unoleaeliness:- No children were cleansed under arrangements
by your Committee, nor rare any legal proceedings taken,

Table: The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years :-

The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years :-

1940Up to 21st July, 1939
Average number of visits to schools.53
Total examinations1690831194
Number of individual children found unclean689997
Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance12.77.1
Cases of chronic uncleanliness are followed up in the home.

Table: (c)Minor Ailments and Skin Defects:- The following is the number of skin defects found during the year

(c)Minor Ailments and Skin Defects:- The following is the number of skin defects found during the year

19401939
Ringworm-Head25
Body312
Scabies5547
Impetigo47114
Other skin diseases133254
Total245432

Table: (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases:- The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :-

(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases:- The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :-

19401939
Treatmant.Observation.Treatment.Obdervstion
Visual defects58325731
Squint20-444
External Eye Disease151-3573