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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 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: 4. MEDICAL INSPECTIONThe following gives a summary of the returns A. Routine Medical Inspection:—

4. MEDICAL INSPECTION

The following gives a summary of the returns A. Routine Medical Inspection:—

Entrants1,338
Second Age Group1,424
Third Age Group1,618
Total4,380
B. Other Inspections:—
Special Inspections223
Re-inspections12,123
Grand Total12,346

Table: 5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY INSPECTIONS (a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups:—

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.%
Entrants133843632.587265.1302.2
2nd Age Group142458641.179255.6463.2
3rd Age Group161870843.784952.4613.7
Totals4380173039.5251357.31373.1

Table: The findings may be shown comparatively as follows

The findings may be shown comparatively as follows

A and B.C.D.
194796.63.2—
194697.82.1—

Table: (b) Uncleanliness.—The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—

(b) Uncleanliness.—The following table gives comparative figures for the past two years:—

1947.1946.
Average number of visits to schools44
Total examinations32,67127,739
Number of individual children found unclean939314
Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance6.52.2

Table: (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.—The following is the number of skin defects found to require treatment:—

(c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.—The following is the number of skin defects found to require treatment:—

1947.1946.
Ringworm—Head63
Body1124
Scabies84158
Impetigo88135
Other skin diseases307319