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Walthamstow 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1944
Pages
34
Tables
34

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    SCHOOL CLINICS
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    School Hygiene and Accommodation - The following table shows the number of schools in the Borough available during 1943:-
    Boys.Girls.Infants.Mixed.
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    4. MEDICAL INSPECTION. The following gives a summary of the returns
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    5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY INSPECTIONS (a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups:-
    Mo. of Children"A" Excellent"B" Norma1"G" slightly Subnormal
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    The findings may be shown comparatively as follows: A note as to a special enquiry in regard to nutrition will be found under section 19.
    A & BCD
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    The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:-
    19431942
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    (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects:- The following is the number of skin defects found to require treatment-
    19431942
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    (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows
    19431942
    Treatment.ObservationTreatment.Observation
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    (e) Nose and Throat defects - The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:-
    19431942
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Obser-vation.
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    The 321 cases of other conditions are made up of sore throat and defects requiring diastello treatment. (f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing - Patients requiring treatment:-
    19431942
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    (g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects - A total of 175 deformities was found to require treatment.
    Inspection.Requiring TreatmentPer CentActually treatedFillingsExtractions.General AnaestheticsOther Oprtns
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    Reference to dental inspection and treatment at Secondary Schools and Technical Schools is made in section 16. (i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism - The findings were as follows -
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    The work done at the school clinics is shown on the table given below
    ConditionsFIRST INSPECTIONSRe inspections
    Number excluded under Art. 20 BNumber not Excluded
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
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    (e) Nose and Throat Defects - The scheme for treatment remained the same as detailed in previous reports. The following table gives the number of cases treated:-
    YearAt Connaught Hospital.Privately.Total
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    (g) Dental Defects - Treatment of Secondary and Technical Pupils-The work done for the Essex County Council is shown below and is not included in Table IV at the end of the report. Inspections
    10 yrs.11 yrs.12 yrs.13 yrs.14 yrs.15 yrs.16 yrs.17 yrs.18 yrsNo. offered Treatment.% Requiring Treatment
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    Treatment
    No. of Children.Attendances.ExtractionsAnaesthetics.Fillings Permanent Teeth.Other Operatic]
    Temp. TeethPerm. TeethLocalGeneralPermanentTeeth
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    The monthly figures were as follows:-
    Sore ThroatMeaslesWhooping CoughMumpsChicken PoxRingworm & ScabiesImpetigo Sores etc.
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    The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named
    ExclusionsChic ken PoxMeasles.Whooping CoughSore ThroatInfluenza.Diar.Mps.Scab les.Ring wormVariousTotal
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    Vaccination. The vaccinal condition of each child examined at routine medical inspection was noted, and a summary shows the following:-
    Number ExaminedNumber found to be vaccinatedPercentage vaccinated
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    12. (a) CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS The following table shows the attendance of parents during 1943
    Number Inspected.No. of Parents.Per Cent 1943Per Cent 1942
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    (b) National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - The following is a summary of the work done in Walthamstow during 1943-
    Nature of OffenceHow dealt with
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    13. BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE & EPILEPTIC CHILDREN (i) Blind School - The following table shows the classification of children attending the school at the end of 1943:-
    WalthamstowWoodfordTottenhamHornseyTotal
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirl
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    (iv) Orthopaedic Scheme - The scheme is under the clinical charge of Mr. B. Whitchurch Howell, F.R.C.S., Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon. The following table shows the work done at this clinic:-
    BoysGirls
    5-15UnderOver5-16UnderOver
    yrs5 yrs16 yrsyrs5 yrs16 yrs
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    Number of cases seen by Surgeon-
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    "In the two month period before the full clinic team was constituted, 120 children referred as problem children, were examined diagnestically, including the giving of intelligence and scholastic tests. An analysis of the material in relation to type of problem gives the following results.
    Problem.No. of cases.Per cent.
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    In August 1943 the children fell into the following groups:-
    GroupReading AgeNo. of cases
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    In January 1944, after a period of 5 months which included the Summer and Christmas holidays the children were tested again with the following result:-
    GroupReading AgeNo. of cases.
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    The Social Worker, Miss M. Russell, reports as follows:-
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    (b) The following table shows the findings at Medical Inspection-
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    A. ROUTINE INSPECTIONS
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    TABLE II Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the Routine Groups.
    No. of children inspectedABCD
    ExcellentNormalSlightly subnormalBad
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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    Group 2. Treatment of defective vision and squint (excluding Minor Eye defects treated as Minor Ailments - group 1).
    Errrrs of Refraction (including squint)Other Defects or diseases of the eyes.Number of childre for whom spectacles were
    prescribedObtained
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    Group 3. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of treatmentTotal
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    (a) Routine Age Groups-
    Age5 yrs.6 yrs.7 yrs.8 yrs.9 . yrs.10 yrs.11 yrs.12 yrs.13 yrs.14 yrs.15 yrs.16 yrs.Total