Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table shows the schools visited and the children
inspected at the request of the Head Teachers:—
Name of School. | Dirty Heads & Bodies. | Defective Vision. | Heart Weakness. | Otorrhœa. | Defective Hearing. | Enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids. | Tuberculosis. | General Weakness. | Chorea. | Various. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winns Avenue | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 26 |
Chapel End | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Blackhorse Road | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 |
Higham Hill | 14 | 2 | - | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | _ | 4 | 27 |
Markhouse Road | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 39 |
Coppermill Road | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Gamuel Road | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 |
Pretoria Avenue | — | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 35 |
Queen's Road | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 9 |
Mission Grove | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | - | 2 | 11 |
St. Saviour's | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 4 | 30 |
Edinburgh Road | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 4 |
Maynard Road | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
St. Mary's | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | - | 6 | 12 |
Joseph Barrett | 21 | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | — | — | - | 2 | 26 |
Higher Elementary | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
William Morris | 10 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 28 |
Wood Street | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | 9 |
Forest Road | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 20 |
Selwyn Avenue | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 15 |
Totals | 87 | 106 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 354 |