London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| High St. Clinic | Wingfield House Clinic | |
|---|---|---|
| Number in attendance at beginning of year | 65 | 64 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 36 | 14 |
| New cases | 47 | 49 |
| Re-admitted | 5 | 1 |
| Transfers from other clinics - Within Country- | - | 3 |
| Out-County | 1 | - |
| Cases discharged - cured | 37 | 32 |
| improved | 4 | 4 |
| defaulted | 5 | |
| transferred to other clincs | 6 | 1 |
| left district | 1 | |
| left school | 1 | 1 |
| no progress | - | 4 |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 77 | |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 27 | |
| Total attendances during year | 2059 | 1738 |
| Stammering and cluttering | 48 | 9 |
| Dyslalia | 85 | 70 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 2 | |
| Delayed language development | 9 | 15 |
| Cleft palate speech | - | 5 |
| Voice defects | 2 | 2 |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 1 | - |
| Defects of neurological origin | 1 | |
| Probable mental deficiency | - | |
| Number of children sent away for convalescent holidays | ||
| Remaining in convalescent homes at 31st December | 5 | |
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| No. examined for the first time at the Chest Clinic:- | ||
| Referred by School Medical officers | 9 | 12 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 54 | 49 |
| Examined as contacts | 13 | 13 |