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Walthamstow 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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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

19431942
Treatment.ObservationTreatment.Observation
Visual defects1954021542
Squint6271148
External Eye Diseases512724

Table: (e) Nose and Throat defects - The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:-

(e) Nose and Throat defects - The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:-

19431942
Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Obser-vation.
Chronic Tonsillitis249176256225
Adenoids only171043
Chronic Tonsillitis & Adenoids..45294121
Other conditions321829490

Table: 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:-

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
Defective Hearing3928
Otitis Media12075
Other ear diseases161114

Table: (g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects - A total of 175 deformities was found to require treatment.

(g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects - A total of 175 deformities was found to require treatment.

Inspection.Requiring TreatmentPer CentActually treatedFillingsExtractions.General AnaestheticsOther Oprtns
19438051684284.939&35521447326082246
19427730585175.632105670396222131572

Table: 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 -

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 -

Functional197711
50-3810

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(j) Tuberculosis - The same arrangements as for 1938.
(k) Other defects and diseases - The following table shows the
numbers of various other defects which were found to require
treatment
Enlarged Glands 163
Bronchitis 60
Chorea 3
Speech 27
Epilepsy 3
Other defects 1284
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