[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 13

Walthamstow 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—

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(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—

	Treatment	Observation
Visual Defects	452	240
Squint	156	26
External Eye Diseases	79	98

Table: Squint.—The totals of children requiring treatment or observation for squint during the last five years, and the totals of medical inspections and re-inspections were:—

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Squint.—The totals of children requiring treatment or observation for squint during the last five years, and the totals of medical inspections and re-inspections were:—

	1953	1952	1951	1950	1949
Treatment and observation	182	144	88	68	82
Medical inspections and re-inspections	10,714	7,194	7,600	7,042	7,342

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The reason for the increase in the number of children referred
for treatment and observation was noted in the Report for 1952.

Table: (e) Nose and Throat Defects.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

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(e) Nose and Throat Defects.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

	Treatment	Observation
Enlarged Tonsils	102	200
Adenoids	12	10
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids	20	30
Other conditions	133	101

Table: (f)Ear Disease and Defective Hearing. — The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

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(f)Ear Disease and Defective Hearing. — The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

	Treatment	Observation
Defective Hearing	88	32
Otitis Media	38	15
Other Ear Disease	38	13

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(g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.—A total of 269
deformities were found to require treatment.

Table: (h)Dental Defects.

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(h)Dental Defects.

Inspection at Schools. Requiring			Children Actually treated.	Fillings.	Extractions.	General Anesthetics.	Other Operations.
Inspected.	Treat ment.	Per Cent.	Children Actually treated.	Fillings.	Extractions.	General Anesthetics.	Other Operations.
3,476	2,138	61.5	6,773	7,125	8,515	4,572	11,203

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Walthamstow 1953

Table: (d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows :—

Table: Squint.—The totals of children requiring treatment or observation for squint during the last five years, and the totals of medical inspections and re-inspections were:—

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Table: (e) Nose and Throat Defects.—The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

Table: (f)Ear Disease and Defective Hearing. — The number of patients requiring treatment and observation was as follows:—

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Table: (h)Dental Defects.