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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 1963
[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 | Girl s | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Hypermetropia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Astigmatism | 10 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 55 |
| Myopia | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 70 |
| Other eye defects | 44 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 102 | 90 |
| Totals | 64 | 71 | 68 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 216 | 231 |
Total attendances 3702
Glasses obtained (a) through the Hospital Service Optician 746
(b) through outside opticians 656
(b) Orthoptic Clinic -
New cases 70
Total attendances 892
| New Cases | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Enlarged Tonsils | 5 | 11 |
| Catarrh | 2 | 1 |
| Repeated U.R.I | - | 5 |
| Otitis Media | - | 2 |
| Foreign body | 1 | 1 |
| Abscess | 1 | - |
| Nasal obstruction | 4 | 2 |
| Wax | 2 | 3 |
| Otalgia | 1 | 1 |
| Nasal oedema | 1 | 1 |
| Repeated sore throats | 2 | - |
| Speech | 1 | 1 |
| Epistaxis | 3 | 1 |
| Cervical adenitis | 2 | 2 |
| V.M.R. | 2 | - |
| Dislocated septum | - | |
| Congenital abnormality of auricle | 1 | - |
| Hydrocephalic | - | 1 |
| Kernicterus | 1 | - |
| Hay fever | 1 | - |
| No defect | 2 | 1 |
| Hearing loss due to. Old otitis media | 6 | 6 |
| Repeated U. R. I. | 5 | 5 |
| Conductive loss | 2 | - |
| Eustachian obstruction | 2 | 2 |
| Cervical adenitis | 2 | 3 |
| Virauma | - | 1 |
| Catarrh | 1 | 1 |
| Nasal obstruction | 2 | 1 |
| Wax | 3 | 5 |
| Adenoids | 1 | 1 |
| Cause unknown | 1 | 2 |
| Minimal loss | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 60 | 62 |