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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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(f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing -All school
medical officers are provided with electric auriscopes
and a full examination of the ears is carried out at
each medical inspection.

Table: The number of patients requiring treatment or observation was as follows

The number of patients requiring treatment or observation was as follows

TreatmentObservation
Defective Hearing19231
Otitis Media2996
Other Ear Disease2116
(g) Orthopaedic and Postural Defects - A total of 416 defects were found to require treatment.
(h) Dental Defects -
Inspection Inspectedat Schools Requiring treatmentChildren actually treatedFillingsExtractionsGeneral Anaes theticsOther operations
5456288623229792497626014428

Table: (i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.- The findings were as follows

(i) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.- The findings were as follows

TreatmentObservation
Heart Disease - Organic Functional620
1121
Anaemia10-
(j) Tuberculosis - All children suspected either of pulmonary or other tuberculosis are referred to the Chest Physician for final diagnosis. The notifications of tuberculosis in the age group 5-15 years have been as follows
19521953195419551956195719581959
Pulmonary53-1-6-4
Non pulmonary44-12123
Total97-22727

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(k) Other Defects and Diseases - The following shows
the number of various other defects which were found to
require treatment.-
Enlarged Glands 5 Bronchitis 84
Speech 63 Nervous system 36
Other defects 225