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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Total number of examinations made by surgeon 556
Total number of cases discharged by surgeon 101
Average number of examinations per session 42.7
Number of treatments given 7971
Number of attendances for after care 1384
Number of sessions held - treatment 441
inspection 13
Number of visits by instrument maker 44
Operations performed 10
Children transferred from Connaught Hospital 4
Total number of treatments 9533
Attendances for ultra-violet light treatment 178
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Tables I and II Analysis of Problems Referred and Cases Diagnosed
| (WALTHAMSTOW CASES ONLY) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Referred | Diagnosed | ||
| 1. | Nervous disorders, e.g. fears, depressions, apathy, excitability | 17 | 34 |
| 2. | Habit disorders and physical symptoms e.g. enuresis, speech disorders, sleep disturbances, tics, fits, etc. | 15 | 6 |
| 3. | Behaviour disorders, e.g. unmanageable, lying, tempers, stealing, sex problems, etc. | 42 | 11 |
| 4. | Educational e.g. backwardness, failure to concentrate | 5 | 4 |
| 5. | No basic disturbance of child, i.e. mainly parental overanxiety | 5 | |
Table III - Analysis of Cases Closed during 1961
| 1. | Improved and recovered after treatment | 27 |
| 2. | Improved after partial service, i.e. before diagnosis | 5 |
| 3. | Diagnosis and advice only | 11 |
| 4. | Interrupted, e.g. on parents' or adolescent patient's initiative | 25 |