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
Waltham Forest 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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OTHER MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
(a) Employment of children (other than in entertainment)
(i) initial examinations 84
(ii) re-examinations —
(b) Employment of children in entertainment
(i) initial examinations 1
(ii) re-examinations —
EXAMINATIONS BY SCHOOL NURSES
Number of examinations 26,151
Number of children found to be unclean 189
CHIROPODY TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
New cases 779
Attendances 4,301
SPECIALIST CLINICS
(a) Aural
Sessions 55
New Cases 236
Total attendances 666
Referred to hospital for operative treatment 104
(b) Ophthalmic
Sessions 244
New cases 777
Attendances 5,871
Glasses prescribed 1,092
Glasses obtained
(i) through H.M.C. optician 917
(ii) privately 127
(c) Orthoptic
Sessions 477
New cases 184
Attendances 1,869
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