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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Annual Report and Clinical Analysis.
| High Street Clinic | Open Air School Clinic | |
|---|---|---|
| Number in attendance at beginning of year | 65 | 67 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 28 | 11 |
| New cases | 60 | 56 |
| Transfers from other clinics- | ||
| 3 | 1 | |
| — | 1 | |
| Number of cases re-admitted | 5 | 5 |
| Total new entry | 68 | 63 |
| Cases discharged | ||
| 53 | 40 | |
| (b) Improved | 3 | 3 |
| (c) Defaulted | 1 | 12 |
| (d) Left District | 1 | 2 |
| (e) Transferred to other clinics | 3 | 4 |
| (/) No progress | 3 | - |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 71 | 52 |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 26 | 28 |
| Total attendances during year | 2,201 | 2.245 |
| Analysis of Defects of Children attending Clinic and under observation during year:- | ||
| Stammering and Cluttering | 27 | 9 |
| Dyslalia | 96 | 82 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 4 | 20 |
| Delayed language development | 3 | 8 |
| Cleft palate speech | 1 | 3 |
| Voice defects | 2 | 3 |
| Speech defects of neurological origin | 1 | 9 |
| Probable mental deficiency | — | 7 |
(h) Convalescent Home Treatment.—Fifty-seven children were
sent away for convalescence during 1958. There were three children
remaining in convalescent homes and hospital schools on December
31st, 1958.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Referred by School Medical Officers | 15 | 11 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 57 | 60 |
| Examined as contacts | 22 | 33 |
9. PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AGAINST
TUBERCULOSIS
(a) Chest X-ray Examination of Teachers on Appointment.—
There has been no difficulty in insisting that all teachers on appointment
in Walthamstow be required to undergo a chest X-ray
examination. During 1958, the total of such examinations was
ninety-two.