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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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| High Street Clinic | Open Air School Clinic | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases discharged - | ||
| (a) Cured | 33 | 48 |
| (b) Improved | 6 | 8 |
| (c) Defaulted | 9 | 5 |
| (d) Left District | 4 | 3 |
| (e) Transferred to other clinics | 7 | 2 |
| (f) No profress | 1 | 2 |
| (g) Left school | 1 | _ |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 65 | 67 |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 36 | 22 |
| Total attendances during year | 2, 020 | 2, 204 |
Analysis of Defects of Children attending Clinic and under observation during year:-
| Stammering and Cluttering | 39 | 11 |
| Dyslalia | 110 | 80 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 3 | 16 |
| Delayed language development | 3 | 11 |
| Cleft palate speech | 1 | 1 |
| Voice defects | 5 | 3 |
| Speech defects of neurological origin | 1 | 12 |
| Probable mental deficiency | 1 | 8 |
(h) Convalescent Home Treatment.- Fifty-one children
were sent away for convalescence during 1959. There were
three children remaining in convalescent homes and hospital
schools on December 31st, 1959.
(i) Tuberculosis.- The number of school children examined for the first time at the Chest Clinic during 1959 is shown in the following figures supplied by the Chest Physician,
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Referred by School Medical Officers | 6 | 5 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 76 | 73 |
| Examined as contacts | 24 | 22 |