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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(b) National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.—The following is a summary of the work done in
Wakhamstow during 1950 :—
Nature of Offence How dealt with
Neglect 36 Warned 43
Ill-treatment 7 Advised 24
Advice sought 24
67 67
Number of Children dealt with
Under 5 years Over 5 years
Boys Girls Boys Girls
30 39 35 43
193 supervisory visits and 189 miscellaneous visits were made
during the year.
The following number of special examinations were carried out by the medical staff in respect of the categories stated.
| Examinations | Re-examinatioins | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Blind | — | 1 |
| (b) Partially Sighted | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | — | |
| 4 | — | |
| 10 | — | |
| — | — | |
| 23 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| — | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| (j) Physically Handicapped | 15 | 1 |
| — | — | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| Totals | 82 | 12 |
The numbers of children at the Special Schools in Walthamstow at the end of 1950 were as follows :—
| Partially Sighted | E.S.N. | Phyaically Handicapped | Deaf | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow | 13 | 58 | 66 | 14 | 151 | 68.6 |
| Forest | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 17.3 |
| Ilford | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Leyton | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Middlesex | 23 | — | — | — | 23 | 10.5 |
| West Ham | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.4 |
| Totals | 44 | 75 | 79 | 22 | 220 | 100.0 |