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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions | 60 | 61 | 58 | |
| New cases | 286 | 271 | 274 | |
| Toral attendances | 818 | 794 | 797 | |
| Referred to hospital for operative treatment | 222 | 192 | 227 | |
| (b)Ophthalmic | ||||
| Sessions | 365 | 373 | 343 | |
| New cases | 889 | 877 | 931 | |
| Attendances | 5,965 | 5,342 | 5,731 | |
| Glasses prescribed | 1,292 | 1,215 | 1,246 | |
| Glasses obtained | ||||
| (i) through H.M.C. optician | 1 ,011 | 919 | 971 | |
| (ii) privately | 281 | 270 | 278 | |
| (c)Orthoptic | ||||
| Sessions | 261 | 340 | 405 | |
| New cases | 158 | 253 | 278 | |
| Attendances | 982 | 2,011 | 2,297 | |
| (d)Orthopaedic | ||||
| Sessions | 61 | 59 | 62 | |
| New cases | 411 | 331 | 407 | |
| Attendances | 1,558 | 1,418 | 1,455 | |
| Appliances provided | 348 | 215 | 189 | |
| (e)Physiotherapy | ||||
| Sessions | 527 | 644 | 634 | |
| New cases | 189 | 146 | 167 | |
| Attendances | 2,679 | 2,760 | 2,927 | |
| (f)Paediatric | ||||
| Sessions | 22 | 22 | 24 | |
| New cases | 62 | 85 | 109 | |
| Attendances | 100 | 180 | 205 | |
| (g)Child Guidance | ||||
| Cases referred or re-opened for treatment during year:- | ||||
| (i) Under 5 years | Boys | 43 | 43 | 38 |
| Girls | 24 | 21 | 17 | |
| (ii) Over 5 years | Boys | 222 | 230 | 235 |
| Girls | 133 | 139 | 141 | |
| 422 | 433 | 431 | ||
| Cases closed during year | 657 | 170 | 229 | |
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