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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects
Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of Treatm'tTotal
Under the Authority's scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital
191151171

Table: TABLE IVDENTAL INSPECTION & TREATMENT(i) Number of children inspected by the Dentist (a) Routine age groups.

TABLE IV

DENTAL INSPECTION & TREATMENT

(i) Number of children inspected by the Dentist (a) Routine age groups.

Age567891011121314Total
Number5855358458748889999398949832517793

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(b) Specials 1000
(c) Total (routine and Special) 8793
(2) Number found to require treatment 7371
(3) Number actually treated 2945
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 7071
(5) Half days devoted to (7) Extractions
Inspection 58 Permanent teeth 725
Treatment 1015 Temporary teeth, 2662
(6) Fillings (8) Administrations of general
Permanent teeth 2922 anaesthetics for extractions. l6
Temporary teeth 2164 (9) Other Operations
Permanent teeth 960
Temporary teeth 632

Table: TABLE V VERMINOUS CONDITIONS

TABLE V VERMINOUS CONDITIONS

Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses5
Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses16908
Number of individual children found unclean689

Table: TABLE VI BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN

TABLE VI BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN

Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are NOT at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs NIL

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MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN
Total number of children notified during the year ended 31st
December 1940, by the local Education Authority to the Local Mental
Deficiency Authority, under the Mental Deficiency (Notification
of Children) Regulations, 1928 3
28