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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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I MEDICAL INSPECTION
A. Routine Inspections5,310
B. Special Inspections and Re-inspections9,776
C. Pupils found to require treatment1,235
IIDEFECTS FOUND AT MEDICAL INSPECTION
Requiring treatment1,518
For observation1,305
CLASSIFICATION OF GENERAL CONDITION OF
PUPILS
Nutrition 'A'—Good3,981
„ ' B '—Fair1,300
' C '—Bad29
IIIINFESTATION WITH VERMIN
Total number of examinations34,547
Individual pupils found to be infested235
IVTREATMENT
(a) Minor Ailments—total defects treated1,782
(a) Defective Vision and Squint—
Cases treated for errors of refraction1,781
Other defects29
Pupils for whom spectacles were—prescribed983
obtained ...983
Orthoptic Clinic—cases treated265
(c) Nose and Throat Defects—number treated237
total attendances760
(d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects—
Treated as in-patients25
Treated otherwise620
(e) Child Guidance and Speech Therapy—
Number treated under Child Guidance arrange
ments248
Number treated under Speech Therapy arrange
ments234
(f) Dental Inspection and Treatment—
Periodic Specials
(a) Number of pupils inspected 6,4356,691
(b) Number found to require treatment 3,6716,434
(c) Number referred for treatment 3,6716,434
(d) Number actually treated 2,104$281
(e) Attendances made for treatment 4,55813,441
(f) Half days devoted by—-
(a) Dental Officers to (i) treatment2,360*
(ii) inspection49
(b) Hygienists to (i) treatment60
(ii) other purposes .9