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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| DAWLISH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD 1. 2. | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number in attendance at beginning of year | 98 | 69 | 84 | - | 251 |
| Number under observation at beginning of year | 152 | " | 19 | - | 171 |
| New cases | 110 | 56 | 64 | 33 | 263 |
| Re-admitted | 1 | - | 1 | 75 | 77 |
| Transfer from other clinics | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Discharges - cured | 10 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 104 |
| - improved | 4 | - | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| - defaulted | . | 3 | 12 | 57 | 72 |
| - transferred to other clinics | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| - left district | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| - no progress | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number in attendance at end of year | 111 | 64 | 65 | 11 | 251 |
| Number under observation at end of year | 232 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 285 |
| DAWLISH ROAD | HATCH LANE | HURST ROAD 1. 2. | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stammer | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| Dyslalia | 123 | 87 | 63 | 7 | 280 |
| Stammering and dyslalia | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Delayed language development | 35 | 16 | 41 | 2 | 94 |
| Cleft palate speech | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Voice defects | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Speech defect due to deafness | 3 | 4 | 20 | - | 27 |
| Defects of neurological origin | - | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| Unclassified | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 |
New cases referred 260
Attendances during year 6,343
57