[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 11

Walthamstow 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The following gives a summary of the returns :—
A. Periodic Medical Inspections—
Entrants 1,735
Second Age Group 1,413
Third Age Group 2,578
Others 174
Total 5,900
B. Other Inspections—
Special Inspections 715
Re-inspections 985
Total 1,700

Table: 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.)(a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups :—

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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.)

(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.	%
Entrants	1735	934	53.9	774	44.6	27	1.5
Second Age Group	1413	820	58.0	584	41.3	9	0.7
Third Age Group	2578	1619	62.8	931	36.1	28	1.1
Others	174	102	58.6	62	35.6	10	5.8
Totals	5900	3475	58.9	2351	39.9	74	1.2

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

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

	1951.	1950.
Average visits to schools	4	4
Total examinations	33,559	43,141
No. of individual children found unclean Percentage uncleanliness of average	840	923
attendance	5.1	5.8

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

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

	Treatment	Observation
Ringworm—Head	1	—
Body	1	1
Scabies	2	—
Impetigo	2	1
Other skin diseases	110	84

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Table: 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.)(a) Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the year in the routine age groups :—

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

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