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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(V)
| High St. Clinic | Wingfield House Clinic | |
|---|---|---|
| Number in attendance at beginning of year | 77 | 61 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 27 | 18 |
| New cases | 42 | 54 |
| Re admitted | 3 | 3 |
| Transfers from other clinics - Within County | 3 | 7 |
| Cases discharged - cured | 28 | 35 |
| improved | 1 | 7 |
| defaulted | 4 | 1 |
| transferred to other clinic | 9 | 10 |
| left district | 3 | 2 |
| left school | 1 | 1 |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 79 | 69 |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 30 | 27 |
| Total attendances during year | 2108 | 2160 |
| Stammering and cluttering | 42 | 19 |
| Dyslalia | 101 | 56 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 3 | 13 |
| Delayed language development | 7 | 26 |
| Cleft palate speech | - | 5 |
| Voice defects | 2 | 5 |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 1 | - |
| Defects of neurological origin | 1 | 12 |
| Probable mental deficiency | 1 | 7 |
(Vi) CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT-
Number of children sent away for
convalescent holidays 24
(Vii)
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| No. examined for the first time at the Chest Clinic: | ||
| Referred by School Medical Officers | 15 | 27 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 50 | 46 |
| Examined as contacts | 21 | 22 |