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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| High St. Clinic | Wingfield House Clinic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases discharged - cured | 29 | 40 | |
| improved | 7 | 2 | |
| defaulted | 1 | 4 | |
| transferred to other clinics. | 6 | 1 | |
| left district | 4 | - | |
| no progress | 1 | - | |
| Cases in attendance at end of year | 67 | 74 | |
| Cases under observation at end of year | 45 | 22 | |
| Total attendances during year | 2022 | 2241 | |
| Stammer | 35 | 15 | |
| Dyslalia | 105 | 65 | |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 4 | 4 | |
| Delayed language development | 9 | 31 | |
| Cleft palate speech | 2 | - | |
| Voice defects | 1 | 5 | |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 2 | 11 | |
| Defects of neurological origin | 2 | 10 | |
| Unclassified | ~ | 2 | |
| Number of children sent away for convalescent holidays | 23 | ||
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| No. examined for the first time at the Chest Clinic:- | ||
| Referred by School Medical Officers | 5 | 6 |
| Referred by private practitioners | 59 | 42 |
| Examined as contacts | 28 | 33 |