Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY
MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
(N.B. -The numbers given below refer to medical and special inspections
and do not include other examinations at clinics.)
Number Inspected | "A" Good | " B" Fair | "C" Poor | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
(b)
1950. | 1949. | |
---|---|---|
Average visits to schools | 4 | |
Total examinations | 43,141 | 39,625 |
No. of individual children found unclean | 923 | 1,087 |
Percentage uncleanliness of average attendance | 5.8 | 6.8 |
(c)
Treatment | Observation | |
---|---|---|
Ringworm—Head | — | — |
Body | 2 | — |
Scabies | 2 | 1 |
Impetigo | 4 | — |
Other skin diseases | 57 | 41 |
Treatment | Observation | |
---|---|---|
Visual Defects | 299 | 71 |
Squint | 49 | 19 |
External Eye Diseases | 30 | 32 |
Treatment | Observation | |
---|---|---|
Enlarged Tonsils | 58 | 320 |
Adenoids | 19 | 9 |
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 34 | 46 |
Other Conditions | 169 | 56 |
The 169 cases of "other conditions" are made up of sore
throat and defects requiring diastello treatment.