Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(i) Individual Children found to require treatment
Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any of the other conditions recorded | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1957 and later | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | |
1956 | 20 (12) | 137 (52) | 144 (59) |
1955 | 27 (17) | 133 (56) | 149 (71) |
1954 | 12 (4) | 37 (16) | 46 (19) |
1953 | 13 (7) | 13 (6) | 21 (12) |
1952 | 12 (8) | 15 (7) | 20 (10) |
1951 | 111 (82) | 130 (57) | 210(136) |
1950 | 95 (68) | 113 (42) | 182(105) |
1949 | 31 (18) | 33 (15) | 58 (32) |
1948 | 45 (35) | 32 (18) | 71 (46) |
1947 | 29 (22) | 27 (9) | 56 (31) |
1946 and earlier | 399 (328) | 248 (126) | 585(429) |
Totals | 794 (601) | 921 (406) | 1545(952) |
Figures in brackets indicate those children, included in the
totals who were already under treatment.
(ii) Physical condition of children inspected
Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) | No. of pupils inspected | No. whose condition Satisfactory | on was classified Unsatisfactory |
---|---|---|---|
1957 and later | 4 | 4 | . |
1956 | 655 | 653 | 2 |
1955 | 620 | 620 | - |
1954 | 192 | 192 | - |
1953 | 88 | 88 | - |
1952 | 65 | 65 | - |
1951 | 773 | 772 | 1 |
1950 | 613 | 613 | - |
1949 | 297 | 297 | - |
1948 | 260 | 259 | 1 |
1947 | 177 | 177 | - |
1946 and earlier | 2200 | 2200 | - |
Totals | 5944 | 5940 | 4 |
(iii) Defects found at medical inspections
PERCENTAGE OF DEFECTS TO NUMBERS EXAMINED
1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Vision and Squint | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 11.1 | 14.8 |
Other Eye | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
E.N. T. | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
Orthopaedic | 8.6 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Heart | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Bronchitis etc. | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Other defects | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 |