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
West Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Group 4„ Orthopaedic and postural defects.
| (a) | Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | 4 By the Authority | Otherwise |
| Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments | 111 | 118 |
Group 5. Child Guidance Treatment.
| Number or cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinic | Elsewhere | |
| Ijumber of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | 331 | 5 |
Group 6. Speech Therapy
| Number of cases treated | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | ||
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists | 169 | 13 | |
Group 7. Other treatment given
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments | l,08l | 138 |
| (b) Other than (a) above;-Hernia, etc. | – | 31 |
| Epilepsy and other conditions of the nervous system | 21 | 49 |
| Cervical glands | 3 | 16 |
| Heart and circulation | 17 | 25 |
| Lungs | 20 | 72 |
| Other conditions not minor ailments | 207 | 331 |
| Total; | 1,349 | 665 |