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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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5. Closed for miscellaneous causes (removal from area,
placement at E.S.N, school, etc.) 18
6. Spontaneous improvement 4
7. No change 3
| New Cases | Over 5 yrs. | Under 5 yrs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Circulatory disfunction | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pseudosomatic DaCostas Syndrome | 1 | - | - | - |
| Heart | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Syncope | 1 | - | - | - |
| Enuresis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Migraine | - | I | - | |
| Anxiety Complex | - | 1 | - | - |
| Habit Spasm | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nightmares | - | 1 | - | - |
| Obesity | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Hernia | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Persistent vomiting | - | - | 1 | - |
| Coelic disease | - | - | 1 | - |
| Undescended testes | 13 | - | - | - |
| Varicocele | 2 | - | - | - |
| Epilepsy | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Asthma | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bronchiectasis | 1 | - | - | - |
| Development | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Paralysis | - | 1 | - | - |
| Shortened fraenum | - | - | 1 | - |
| Eczema | - | - | 1 | - |
| Swelling in Chest | - | - | 1 | - |
| At request of Court | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 50 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
Total attendances 220
No. of sessions 24
Referred to Hospital 20