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 1963
[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 | 61 | 50 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 48 | 40 |
| New cases | 45 | 43 |
| Re-admitted | 1 | 2 |
| Transfers from other clinics - Within County | 1 | 1 |
| Cases discharged - cured | 40 | 42 |
| improved | 5 | 1 |
| defaulted | 6 | 2 |
| transferred to other clinics | 2 | 6 |
| left district | 4 | 1 |
| left school | 2 | 1 |
| no progress | - | 2 |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 56 | 58 |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 41 | 23 |
| Total attendances during year | 1823 | 1898 |
| Stammering and cluttering | 41 | 16 |
| Dyslalia | 103 | 49 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 1 | 8 |
| Delayed language development | 6 | 40 |
| Cleft palate speech | - | - |
| Voice defects | 3 | 8 |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 1 | 3 |
| Defects of neurological origin | 1 | 12 |
(Vi) CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT -
Number of children sent away for
convalescent holidays 34
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| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| No. examined for the first time at the Chest Clinic:- | ||
| Referred by School Medical Officers | 6 | 5 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 50 | 38 |
| Examined as contacts | 27 | 25 |