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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| New Cases | Under 7 yrs. | 7–11 yrs. | Over 11 yrs. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Hypermetropia | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 |
| Astigmatism | 12 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 38 |
| Myopia | 1 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 52 | 48 | 82 | 78 |
| Other eye defects | 32 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 77 | 68 |
| Totals | 50 | 56 | 95 | 70 | 92 | 84 | 237 | 210 |
Total attendances 3127
Glasses obtained (a) through the Hospital Service Optician 724
(b) through outside opticians 106
(b) Orthoptic Clinic -
New cases 93
Total attendance 833
| New Cases | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Enlarged tonsils | 13 | 13 |
| Cervical adenitis | 2 | 4 |
| Nasal obstruction | 7 | 5 |
| Allergic rhinitis | – | 2 |
| Repeated U.R.I. | 5 | 2 |
| External otitis | 4 | 1 |
| Wax | – | 1 |
| Epistaxis | 3 | 2 |
| Otalgia | 1 | – |
| Foreign body in ear | 1 | – |
| V.MR. | 6 | 1 |
| Otitis media | – | 2 |
| Short frenum | 1 | – |
| Congenital deafness | 1 | – |
| No defect | 2 | 1 |
| Hearing loss due to:- Old otitis media | 9 | 6 |
| Distorted drums | 1 | – |
| Eustacbian | 6 | 1 |
| Conductive loss | 1 | 2 |
| Old mastoid | 1 | – |
| Wax | 2 | |
| Cervical adenitis | 1 | – |
| Rhinitis | 1 | |
| Nasal obstruction | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrent tonsillitis | 1 | 1 |
| Otorrhoea | – | 1 |
| Trauma | 1 | – |
| Nerve deafness | 1 | 1 |
| Kernicterus | 1 | – |
| Mumps | 1 | – |
| Cause unknown | 1 | 2 |
| Minimal loss | 2 | – |
| Totals | 74 | 52 |