London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Comments
"Conservative treatment is eminently suitable for warts and is
the method of choice in the school child.
"Chiropodists are competent persons to deal with this condition.
Surgical procedure with the administration of an anaesthetic
is wasteful of medical manpower.
"Other forms of treatment expose the patient to risk of
scarring and ulceration on pressure points.
"Little or no discomfort and very little limitation of activities
results from conservative treatment.
"The expenditure of time and money compares very favourably
with other forms of treatment."
18. STATISTICAL TABLES
The statistical tables required by the Ministry of Education
follow.
TABLE I
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
A.—Routine Inspections
| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— | |
| Entrants | 1,338 |
| Second Age Group | 1,424 |
| Third Age Group | 1,618 |
| Total | 4,380 |
| 223 | |
| Grand Total | 4,603 |
| B.—Other Routine Inspections Number of Special Inspections and Re-inspections | 12,123 |
TABLE II
CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS
| Number of pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 4380 | 1730 | 39.5 | 2513 | 57.3 | 137 | 3.1 |