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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Other Inspections at Schools 1,537
Orthoptic 1,236
Aural Clinic 448
Home visits 288
Paediatric Consultations 165
Cardiac Clinic 34
84,840
20. STATISTICAL SUMMARY
I. Medical Inspection.
A. Routine Inspections 5,688
B. Special Inspections and Re-inspections 4,477
C. Pupils found to require treatment 1,821
II. Defects found at Routine Medical Inspection.
Requiring treatment 2,053
For observation 2,307
Physical Condition of Pupils seen at Medical Inspection.
Satisfactory 5,587
Unsatisfactory 101
III. Infestation with Vermin.
Total number of examinations 20,443
Individual pupils found to be infested 97
IV. Treatment.
(a) Minor Ailments—total defects treated 1,565
(b) Defective Vision and Squint.
Cases treated for errors of refraction 1,689
Other defects —
Pupils for whom spectacles—prescribed 1,104
obtained 966
Orthoptic clinic—cases treated 244
(c) Tsjose and Throat Defects.
Number treated 203
Total attendances 448
(d) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Treated as in-patients 24
Treated otherwise 557