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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Delicate (Category " J " ) .., 16
Physically Handicapped (Category " H") 66
Epileptic (Category "F'')' 3
"The table below shows the analysis of the principal defects of children at school during 1960-
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma | 9 | 1 |
| Other chest conditions | 8 | 3 |
| Cardiac conditions | 2 | 4 |
| Epilepsy | 4 | 1 |
| Central nervous system damage | 4 | 3 |
| Orthopaedic conditions | 5 | 4 |
| Cerebral palsy | 2 | 13 |
| Haemophiliacs | 4 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | 8 |
| Muscular dystrophy | - |
6. NURSERY SCHOOL.
Miss F.D. Harris, Headmistress, has kindly
contributed the following report.
" Attendance throughout the year was good apart from
November, when children were absent with mumps, whooping
cough and measles.
" We held two Parents' Meetings. At one of these the
speaker was a dental surgeon and at the other a school
medical officer."
7. HYGIENE INSPECTION.
In these enlightened days it is a little
disappointing to be still reporting a hard core of
infestation amongst school children, even if the figures
appear to be low. This fact is commented upon because in
many quarters it is considered that head inspections
should be dispensed with. Only by regular inspections can
the infestation be kept down to its present numbers and
transmission from persistent offenders to other children
be prevented.