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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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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:-

19441943
Treatment .Observation.Treatment .Observation .
Visual defects3919319540
Squint9132627
External Eye Diseases.2378512

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:-

19441943
Treatment .Observation.Treatment .Observation.
Chronic Tonsillitis261419249176
Adenoids only19421710
Chronic Tonsillitis & Adenoids2974529
Other conditions34083218

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The 340 cases of other conditions are made up of sore throat
and defects requiring diastello treatment.

Table: (f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing - Patients requiring treatment -

(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing - Patients requiring treatment -

19441943
Defective Hearing3339
Otitis Media129120
Other ear diseases127161

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(g) Orthopædic and Postural Defects - A total of 386 deformities
was found to require treatment.

Table: (h) Dental Defects -

(h) Dental Defects -

Inspection.Requiring TreatmentPer CentActually treatedFillingsExtractionsGenera AnaestheticsOther Oprtns.
19446736416961.832073983276016282303
19438051684284.939435521447326082246

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Reference to dental inspection and treatment at Secondary Schools
and Technical Schools is made in section 7G.

Table: (i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism - The findings were as follows -

(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism - The findings were as follows -

19441943
Treatment .Observation.Treatment .Observation .
Heart DiseaseOrganic33102213
Functional3140197
Anæmia921250—

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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 137 Speech 28
Bronchitis 108 Epilepsy -
Chorea 4 Other defects 1094
7.