[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 12

Walthamstow 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.- The following was the number of skin defects found to require treatment or observation:-

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(c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.- The following was the number of skin defects found to require treatment or observation:-

	Treatment	Observation
Ringworm Head	-	-
Body	-	-
Scabies	-	-
Impetigo	1	-
Other skin diseases	296	107
(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Defects.- The number of patients requiring treatment or observation was as follows:-
	Treatment	Observation
Visual Defects	1006	223
Squint	105	25
External Eye Diseases	76	33

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Colour Vision Testing.- Testing is carried out with
the Ishihara test cards by the School Nurses at the
periodic medical inspections for the intermediate and
leaver age groups. Any doubtful case is reported to the
School Medical Officer.
Of the 4967 children tested during the year, 94 were
found to have some defect of colour vision.

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

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

	Treatment	Observation
Enlarged tonsils	47	125
Adenoids	6	2
Enlarged Tonsils & adenoids	46	17
Other conditions	106	113

Table: During the year the medical inspection schedules were scored to show those children who had been subjected to tonsillectomy. The resultant analysis is as follows:-

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During the year the medical inspection schedules were scored to show those children who had been subjected to tonsillectomy. The resultant analysis is as follows:-

	Number	Inspected	Tonsillectomy
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
5 year age group	727	687	42	34
10-12 year age group	1299	1261	165	165
14 year age group	977	987	136	132
Others	274	256	38	45
Totals	3277	3191	381	376

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Walthamstow 1959

Table: (c) Minor Ailments and Skin Defects.- The following was the number of skin defects found to require treatment or observation:-

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

Table: During the year the medical inspection schedules were scored to show those children who had been subjected to tonsillectomy. The resultant analysis is as follows:-