London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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TABLE 'D' —MISCELLANEOUS.

Conditions.Total.Tons/Ads. previously removed.PreSchool.
Examined for:— Affections of the ear, nose, throat; special cases of deafness for admission to Deaf School; re-examination; observation of cases previously treated; colds and other conditions4537Advised; Recommendations and reports made. Clinic treatment not required.
Epistaxis3Treated.
Foreign body in nose11Removed.
Wax in ears61Removed.
5539

(h) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.—Details of the work
done under the scheme are given in the section dealing with Defective
Children.
(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.—The following is a
report of the work done at the Rheumatism Clinic during 1948:—
Number of sessions 12
„ „ new cases 57
„ „ old cases 140
„ attendances 160
„ discharged 46
„ still under treatment 37
„ of new cases with rheumatism or cardiac defect.. 10
„ referred for tonsils and adenoids 3
„ excluded from games and exercises 3
„ to begin games and exercises . 1
„ referred for convalescent home treatment 3
„ referred to hospital as out-patients 1
„ „ „ in-patients 1
„ referred from Forest Division 9
(j) Tuberculosis.—The number of school children examined
during the year was 131 boys and 128 girls, of which 22 boys and
29 girls were referred by the School Medical staff. 69 of these cases
were sent by private practitioners and 139 were examined as contacts.
(k) Artificial Sunlight Treatment.—The total attendances
for treatment were 3,141.