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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(/) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—The number of
patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—
Treatment Observation
Defective hearing 35 18
Otitis Media 36 30
Other Ear Diseases 10 10
(g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.—A total of 401
deformities were found to require treatment.
(h) Dental Defects.—
Inspection at Schools.
Requiring' Children General Other
TreatPer Actually
Inspected. ment. Cent. treated, ings. tions. thetics. tions.
2,653 1,874 70.7 6,153 4,603 7,149 4,445 9,620
(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.—The findings were as
follows:—
Treatment Observation
Heart Disease—Organic 6 13
Functional 4 64
Anaemia 16 11
(j) Tuberculosis.—All children suspected of tuberculosis are
referred to the Chest Physician for final diagnosis.
The notifications of tuberculosis in the age group 5-15 years
have been as follows:—
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Pulmonary 7 9 5 9 5
Non-pulmonary 4 5 2 4 4
Totals 11 14 7 13 9
(k) Other Defects and Diseases.—The following shows the
number of various other defects which were found to require
treatment:—
Enlarged glands 35 Epilepsy 4
Bronchitis 97 Other defects 179
Speech 28
6. FOLLOW-UP.
The School Nurses paid a total of 2,010 home visits during
1952.