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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
Walthamstow 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| SCHOOL. | Number Examined. | Number with defects. | NATURE OF DEFECT. | Percentage of cases remedied. | Left School. | Still unremedied. | Visits arising out of. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanliness. | Nose and Throat. | Teeth. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | External Eye Disease. | Vision. | Discharging Ears. | Various. | |||||||||||||||
| Head & Body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Kemd. | No. | No. Remd. | No. | No. Remd | No. | No. Remd. | |||||||
| Winns Avenue | 296 | 51 | 24 | 19 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 76.3 | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Chapel End | 321 | 57 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 68.6 | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 44 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 18 | ||||
| Blackhorse Road | 196 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 50.8 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Higham Hill | 230 | 58 | 35 | 27 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | - | — | 9 | 8 | 63.5 | 16 | 28 | 12 |
| 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | - | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Higham Hill Temp. | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | 1 | 57.1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Markhouse Road | 201 | 50 | 37 | 35 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 83.8 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 37 | 22 | 16 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| Coppermill Road | 249 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | — | 5 | 2 | 64.7 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Gamuel Road | 209 | 54 | 41 | 25 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 48.3 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Pretoria Avenue | 215 | 26 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 59.2 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| 22 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 12 | ||||
| Queen's Road | 293 | 46 | 19 | 18 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84.1 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | ||||
| Mission Grove | 210 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 48.8 | 18 | 23 | 9 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| St. Saviour's | 76 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62.1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Maynard Road | 253 | 30 | 9 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63.8 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | ||||
| St. Mary's | 90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26.9 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | ||||
| Joseph Barrett | 196 | 39 | 23 | 18 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 61.9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Wood Street | 79 | 34 | 27 | 20 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 69.2 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| Forest Road | 344 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 1 | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38.5 | - | 24 | 25 |
| Totals | 3487 | 960 | 505 | 374 | 23 | 9 | 136 | 45 | 78 | 33 | 99 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 122 | 78 | 98 | 382 | 291 | |
| Percentage remedied— | 75.0 | 37.0 | 33.0 | 43.5 | 57.0 | 80.0 | 44.0 | 64.0 | ||||||||||||||