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Walthamstow 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Published
1948
Pages
50
Tables
49

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    SCHOOL CLINICS
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    3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS School Hygiene and Accommodation.—The following table shows the number of schools in the Borough at the 31st December, 1947.
    Boys.Girls.Mixed.Infants.Nursery.
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    4. MEDICAL INSPECTION The following gives a summary of the returns A. Routine Medical Inspection:—
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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:—
    Number Inspected"A" Good"B" Fair"C" Poor
    No.%No.%No.%
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    The findings may be shown comparatively as follows
    A and B.C.D.
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    (b) Uncleanliness.—The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—
    1947.1946.
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    (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.—The following is the number of skin defects found to require treatment:—
    1947.1946.
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    (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases. —The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—
    1947.1946.
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation .
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    (e) Nose and Throat Defects. —The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—
    1947.1946.
    Treatment.Observation.Treatment.Observation.
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    (f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing. —Patients requiring treatment:—
    1947.1946.
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    (h) Dental Defects.—
    RequiringGeneral Anaesthetics.Other Operations.
    Inspection.Treatment.Per Cent.Actually treated.Fillings.Extractions.
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    (i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism. —The findings were as follows:—
    1947.1946.
    Treatment.Observation.Treat-ment.Observation.
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    (k) Other defects and Diseases.—The following Table shows the number of various other defects which were found to require treatment:—
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    7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT (a) Malnutrition.—The following shows the quantities of tonics issued during 1947:—
    Cod Liver Oil.Parrish's Food.Syrup Lacto PhosphateCod Liver Oil and Malt.Cod Liver Oil and Malt and Parrish's Food.Emulsion.
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    The number of cases of skin disease treated is shown in the table detailing the work done at the school clinics:—
    Conditions.First Inspections.Re-inspections.
    Number Excluded.Number not Excluded.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    The following tables summarise the defects found in the new cases:—
    Defect.Under 7 years.7-11 years.Over 11 years.Secondary Schools.Total.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    The details of the group described as "various" are as follows:—
    Defects.Boys.Girls.Totals.
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    (e) Orthoptic Clinic.—Mrs. K. S. Box, S.R.N., 3.C.M., has contributed the following report on the work done at the clinic:—
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    The following table shows the number of cases treated :—
    Year.At Connaught Hospital.Privately.Total.
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    TABLE "C" NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS SCHOOL CHILDREN
    Diagnosis. Primary Conditions.Totals.Tonsils and Adenoids.Secondary Conditions.Treatment.Results.
    Otitis Media.Deafness.Nasal Catarrh, etc.Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.Diastolisation.Antiseptic Treatment.Proetz Displacement.Tonsils and Adenoids.Cured.Improved.Still under Treatment or Observation.Left School or Treatment Lapsed.Referred Hospital for Operation.Did not attend or Declined Treatment.
    Conservative Treatment.Operative Treatment.
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
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    (h) Dental Treatment. —The treatment of Secondary and Technical Pupils is shown below and is not included in Table IV at the end of the report.
    No. of Children.Attendances.TREATMENT
    Extractions.Anaesthetics.Fillings.Other Operations.
    Temp. Teeth.Perm. Teeth.Local.General.Perm. Teeth.Perm. Teeth.
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    (j) Heart Disease and Rheumatism. —The following is a report of the work done at the Rheumatism Clinic during 1947:—
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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:—
    Exclusions.Chicken Pox.Measles & G.M.Whooping CoughSore Throat.Influenza.Diarrhoea.Mumps.Scabies.Ringworm.Various.Total.
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    Immunisation and Infectious Diseases Clinic .—Follow-up arrangements were as detailed in the 1939 report. The following table shows the work done at the Infectious Disease Clinic:—
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    Total
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    12. (a) CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS The following table shows the attendance of parents during 1947:—
    NumberNumber ofPer cent.Per cent.
    InspectedParents19471946
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    (a) The Invalid Children's Aid Association.—Miss O. M. Barnard, Secretary of the local branch has kindly contributed the following report
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    Suffering from:—
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    Help given to old and new cases:—
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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 1947:—
    Nature of OffenceHow dealt with
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    Number of Children dealt with -
    Under 5yearsOver5 years
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    (i) Blind School.—The following table shows the classification of children attending the school at the end of 1947:—
    Walthamstow Pupils.Out of District Pupils.
    Myope.Blind.MyopeBlind
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    At the end of the year the classification was as follows:—
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    The following table shows the work done at this clinic
    Defects.Boys.Girls.
    5-16 years.Under 5 years.Over 16 years.5-16 years.Under 5 years.Over 16 years.
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    Number of cases seen by Surgeon:—
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    TABLE 1 Analysis of problems referred to the Clinic
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    TABLE 2 Source of referral.
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    TABLE 3 Analysis of cases closed during 1947 (including cases referred in previous years)
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    TABLE 4 Number of interviews during 1947—Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Social Workers
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    The following table gives the statistics:— Walthamstow Children:—
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    Miss Marshall reports as follows:— The total number of individual tests given during the three months was 146, distributed as follows:—
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    TABLE I MEDICAL INSPECTION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS A.—Routine Inspections
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    TABLE II CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS
    Number of pupils InspectedA (Good)B (Fair)C (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
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    TABLE III
    Errors of Refraction (including squint).Other defects or diseases of the eyes.Number of children for whom spectacles were :
    Prescribed.Obtained.
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    Group III. —Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received Other Forms of Treatment.Total
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    TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT
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    (7) Extractions—
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    TABLE V INFESTATION WITH VERMIN