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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
Tottenham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| NO. | Age | Sex | Reason for referral | Remarks | Decision and/or disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 11/12 | F | ? Deaf | - | For further observation. |
| 2 | 5/12 | F | ? Deaf | Parents and sister deaf. | Deaf. For auditory training and supply of hearing aid. |
| 3 | 3¼ | M | Suitability for nursery school for the deaf | - | Deaf. Admitted to nursery class. |
| 4 | 3 | F | ? Deaf ? Mentally defective | Several back ward siblings | Admitted to nursery at Blanche Nevile School. Later excluded as ineducable and perhaps slightly deaf as well. |
| 5 | 3 | M | Suitability for nursery for deaf | Pakistani child | Admitted to Blanche Nevile nursery class. |
| 6 | 1 4/12 | F | ? Deaf | Sister and parents deaf | Not deaf. Admitted to day nursery half-time in order to obtain hearing environment. |
| 7 | 3½ | F | Suitability for nursery class for deaf | Celebral palsied child | Admitted to Blanche Nevile nursery class. Under supervision of Dr. Dunham, |
Rheumatism Supervisory Centre
Fortnightly sessions continue to be held at the Paediatric
Department of the Prince of Wales's General Hospital under the
direction of Dr, I.M, Anderson, Consultant Paediatrician,, New
cases totalled 29 as against 27 in the previous year,
Medically these cases were allocated as follows:-
Rheumatic Fever 11
Rheumatic Carditis 7
Rheumatic Carditis with Chorea 2
Rheumatic Arthritis with Carditis 1
Rheumatic Pains 2
Other cases 6
29
Distribution of new cases:-
School Children 26
P.H. School 1
Pre-school 1
Not at School 1
It will be noted that no new cases of congenital heart
disease were referred this year.
A review of all cases on the register since the Inception of the scheme gives the position as follows:-
| Cases under supervision | 191 | |
| Discharged | 36 | Males 140 |
| Transferred on removal | 18 | Females 133 |
| Lapsed | 16 | |
| Deaths | 12 | |
| 273 |