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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Total number of examinations | 33,559 |
| Individual pupils found to be infested | 840 |
| IV. TREATMENT. | |
| (a) Minor Ailments—total defects treated | 3,010 |
| (b) Defective Vision and Squint— | |
| Errors or refraction | 486 |
| Other defects | 108 |
| Pupils for whom spectacles were—prescribed | 898 |
| obtained | 843 |
| Orthoptic Clinic—cases treated | 202 |
| (c) Nose and Throat Defects—number treated | 328 |
| (d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects— | |
| Treated as in-patients | 14 |
| Treated otherwise | 832 |
| (e) Child Guidance and Speech Therapy— | |
| Number treated under Child Guidance arrangements | 231 |
| Number treated under Speech Therapy arrangements | 280 |
| (f) Dental Inspection and Treatment— | |
| Number inspected— (i) Routine Age Groups | 1,836 |
| (ii) Specials | 4,530 |
| Number found to require treatment | 5,685 |
| Number actually treated | 5,754 |
| Attendances made for treatment | 14,607 |
| Half-days devoted to—Inspection | 19 |
| Treatment | 2,527 |
| Fillings—Permanent teeth | 3,258 |
| Temporary teeth | 969 |
| Extractions—Permanent teeth | 1,382 |
| Temporary teeth | 4,690 |
| Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction | 3,453 |
| Other operations—Permanent teeth | 5,891 |
| Temporary teeth | 2,732 |