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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The following gives a summary of the returns:-
A. Routine Medical Inspection -
| Entrants | 659 |
| Second Age Group | 1063 |
| Third Age Group | 1691 |
| Total | 3413 |
| Other routine inspections | 156 |
| Grand Total | 3569 |
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B. Special inspections and Re-inspections 15917.
5. REVIEW OF THE FACT DISCLOSED
BY INSPECTIONS
(a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups: -
| 2nd.Age Group | 1063 | 326 | 30.66 | 715 | 67.36 | 22 | 2.06 | - | - |
| 3rd.Age Group | 1691 | 572 | 33.82 | 1063 | 62.86 | 56 | 3.31 | - | - |
| Totals | 3413 | 1224 | 35.86 | 2086 | 61.11 | 102 | 2.98 | 1 | 0.02 |
| * |
Other routine
inspections 156 56 23.07 112 71.79 8 5.12 - -
The findings may be shown comparatively as follows:-
| A & B | C . | D. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 96.97 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 1943 | 93.71 | 6.26 | 0 .02 |
(b) Uncleanliness - No children were cleansed under arrangements
by your Committee, nor were any legal proceedings taken.
The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:-
| 1944 | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of visits to schools | 3 | 5 |
| Total examinations | 20346 | 32802 |
| Number of individual children found unclean | 726 | 1093 |
| Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance | 8.5 | 10.8 |
Cases of chronic uncleanliness are followed up in the home
and as set out in section 7 (b).
(c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects:- The following is the number of skin defects found to require treatment-
| 1944 | 1943 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | Head | 8 | 4 |
| Body | 38 | 24 | |
| Scabies | . 364 | 205 | |
| Impetigo | 79 | 120 | |
| Other skin diseases | 426 | 256 | |
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