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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Under 5 years | Ovei 5 veai s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | 4 | 9 | |
| I.C.A.A. Branches | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | 49 | ||
| Number of visits paid | 834 | ||
(ii)
The following is a summary of the work done during 1954:—
| Nature of Offence | How dealt with | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neglect | 33 | Warned | 32 | ||
| Ill-treatment | 5 | Advised | 17 | ||
| Moral danger | 1 | Prosecuted | 1 | ||
| Beyond control | 1 | — | |||
| Advice sought | 10 | 50 | |||
| 50 | |||||
| Under 5 years | Over 5 years | ||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | ||
| 41 | 47 | 33 | 26 | ||
The following number of special examinations were carried out by the medical staff in respect of the categories state:—
| (a) Blind | 1 |
| (b) Partially Sighted | 2 |
| (c) Deaf | — |
| (d) Partially Deaf | 1 |
| (e) Educationally Subnormal | 34 |
| (f) Epileptic | 2 |
| (g) Maladjusted | 2 |
| (h) Physically Handicapped | 6 |
| (i) Speech | — |
| (j) Delicate | 16 |
| 64 |
| Partially Sighted | E.S.N. | Physically Handicapped | Deaf | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow | 8 | 68 | 63 | 9 | 148 | 59.2 |
| Forest | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 18.0 |
| Middlesex | 18 | — | 1 | — | 19 | 7.6 |
| Romford | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Leyton | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.8 |