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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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Arising out of the statutory and other inspections of school children,
a good deal of home visiting was undertaken by the School Nurse and
other members of the Public Health Staff.
| Result. | Defective Vision. | Strabismus. | Blepharitis. | Nose and Throat. | Otorrhœa. | Other Reasons. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secured Treatment | 202 | 41 | 16 | 39 | 19 | 24 | 341 |
| Promised „ | 110 | 51 | — | 27 | 1 | 8 | 197 |
| Refused „ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Cannot afford „ | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 49 |
| Nothing done | 55 | 3 | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| Left the District | 26 | 12 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 47 |
| Not at Home | 34 | 8 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 49 |
| 469 | 126 | 16 | 90 | 21 | 39 | 761 |
| Defects. | Number. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allowed to go to School. | Excluded. | ||
| Ringworm | 191 | 404 | 595 |
| Impetigo | 43 | 79 | 122 |
| Scabies, Eczema and Skin Diseases | 59 | 90 | 149 |
| Dirty and Verminous Heads | 58 | 70 | 128 |
| Chorea | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| Discharging Ears | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Sore Throats and Adenoids .. | 69 | 144 | 213 |
| Mumps | 4 | 38 | 42 |
| Cold and Bronchitis | 29 | 77 | 106 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Defective Vision and Sore Eyes | 36 | 61 | 97 |
| Rheumatism | 21 | 45 | 66 |
| Heart and Anæmia | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Tuberculosis | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| Various | 454 | 323 | 777 |
| 1006 | 1428 | 2434 | |
The numbers given represent attendances and not individual children in
many instances. For example, those children suffering from Ringworm
average about 70, but these children, once excluded, had to be repeatedly
seen before their readmittance to school.