[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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TABLE I Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1924 and Previous Years

Year.	Gross Population estimated to middle of each year.	Net Population estimated to middle of each year (a).	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Net Deaths belonging to the District.
			Uncorrected Number.	Net (b).		Total Deaths Registered in the District.		of Non-Residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 Year of age.		At all ages.
			Uncorrected Number.	Number.	Rate (c).	Number.	Rate (d).	of Non-Residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	Number	Rate per 1,000 Net Births.	Number.	Rate (e).
1	2	2a	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	¹¹	12	13

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TABLE IA. Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, &c. of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and Wales for the Year 1924. (Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales, and Ilford, have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1924, while those for the towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of 1923. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns).

—	Birthrate per Per 1,000 Population.	Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.									Rate per 1,000 Births.		Percentage of Total Deaths.
—	Birthrate per Per 1,000 Population.	All Causes.	Enteric Fever.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Whooping-cough.	Diphtheria.	Influenza.	Violence.	Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years).	Total Deaths under One Year.	Causes of Death certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.	Inquest Cases.	Uncertified Causes of Death.

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TABLE III. Causes of, and Agss at, Death during the Year 1924.

Causes of Death.		Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents'" whether occuiring within or without the district.									Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
Causes of Death.		All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2 years.	2 and under 5 years.	5 and under 15 years.	15 and under 25 years.	25 and under 45 years.	45 and under 65 years.	65 years and upwards.

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6. Sanitary Inspection of the District.—The following is a summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—

Notices Skrved.	Served	Complied with.

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The following is a summary:—

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The following table gives particulars of the slaughterhouses in the Ilford district:—

	In 1914.	In January, 1924.	In December, 1924.

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Table II. shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during 1924, arranged according to age and distributed in wards. Of these 58 occurred in institutions as follows:-

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Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions) the following table shows the percentage isolated in hospitals:—

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The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the chief infectious diseases in 1924 with that in 1923 and 1922:—

	1924.	No. of Cases. 1923.	1922.

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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1924.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.	At all Ages	Number of Cases Notified. At Ages—years.							Total Cases Notified in each Ward.							Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.	At all Ages	Under 1	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Cranbrook	Park	Seven Kings	North Hainault	Loxford	Clementswood	South Hainault	Total Cases Removed to Hospital.

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The attack-rates of certain infectious diseases per 1,000 of the population as compared with 1923 and 1922 is seen from the undermentioned figures:—

Year	Population		Small Pox		Scarlet Fever		Diphtheria
Year	a	b	a	b	a	b	a	b

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All of the cases recovered without any permanent injury to the vision. In one case the child died of pneumonia.

Cases.			Vision Unimpaird	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths
Notified.	Treated At Home. In Hospial		Vision Unimpaird	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths

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The following table shows the cases notified, classified according to age and sex:—

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents, together with the death-rate for that disease per 1,000 persons living, during the last ten years :—

	1915		1916		1917		1918		1919
	No.	Rate,	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate

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The new cases of Tuberculosis are visited by the Tuberculosis Nurse of the Essex County Council. 365 of the cases of longer standing were visited by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year, and the following reports were obtained

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(4) Venereal Diseases .—In the following table are classified the deaths notified as due to (1) Syphilis; (2) Locomotor Ataxy and General Paralysis of the Insane, which are certainly due to Syphilis; and (3)| Aortic Aneurysm, which is very frequently caused by this disease.

	Ages	0-1	1-5	5-16	15-25	25-85	35-45	45-65	55 65	65-75	75-85	85 up	Non- Residents in Institutions.	Totals

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BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, 1924.

Nature of Specimen.	Disease Suspected.	Sent by Local Medical Practitioners.		Sent by Medical Officer of Health.		Sent by School Medical Officer.			Sent from Isolation Hospital.		Totals.
Nature of Specimen.	Disease Suspected.	Pos.	Neg.	Pos.	Neg.	Pos.	Neg.		Pos.	Neg.	Pos.	Neg.

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SECTION VII.—FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. F actories. There are 134 factories on the register, made up as follows :—

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Workshops. There are 413 workshops on the register, made up as follows :—

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. I.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.

Particulars.		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.		Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M. Insp'tor	Number of Prosecutions.
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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3.—HOME WORK.

NATURE OF WORK.	OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.
	Lists received from Employers.
	Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.
	Lists.	Outworkers.			Outworkers.
	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)

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4.— REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year.	Number.
(1)	(2)

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5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class.		Number.
(1)		(2)

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Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1924 ant. 1925 respectively:—

	1st Jan.,	1924.	1st. Jan., 1925

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Scarlet Fever. —The 129 cases admitted to Hospital were distributed among the following age groups :—

Under 1	1—5	5-15	15—25	25—35	35—45	Over 45

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The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of scarlet fever admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—

1920.	1921	1922.	1923.	1924.

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Diphtheria. —The 72 cases admitted to Hospital were distributed among the following age groups :—

Under 1	1—5	5—15	15—25	25—35	35—15	Over 45

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The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of diphtheria admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—

1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.

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At the end of the year the following patients were in the Sanatorium :—

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The comparative figures for previous years were as follows:

Year.	No. of Deaths under 1 year.	Rate per 1,000 Registered Births.

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The following table compares the Infant Mortality in Ilford with that in other extra London areas :—

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The following Table shows the Infant Mortality in each Ward of the district :—

Ward.	Sex.	Number of Births.	No. of Infant Deaths.	Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.	Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births both sexes together.
					1924.	1923.	1922.

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The following table shows the neonatal death-rate in Ilford compared with that for England and Wales during the past nine years :—

	Ilford.	England and Wales.

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Table IV.—Infant Mortality. 1924. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

Cause of Death.	Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks.	3 4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks & under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months	6 months and under 9 months	9 months and under 12 months	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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The following table shows the death-rate of illegitimate and legitimate infants for the past five years :—

Year.	Illegitimate Infants.			Legitimate Infants.
Year.	Births.	Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births.	Births.	Deaths.	Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births.

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The following table gives the maternal mortality rate for Ilford and England and Wales for the past nine years :—

	No. of Deaths.		No. of Births.	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, Ilford.	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1000 Births, England and Wales.
	From Puerperal Fever.	From Other Causes.	No. of Births.	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, Ilford.	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1000 Births, England and Wales.

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During the year the following attendances were recorded :—

	Figures for
	1923.	1924.

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The following are the figures for each Centre:—

	Sessions.	Average Attendance.

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Ante-Natal Clinic .—The Ante-Natal Clinic was continued at the Public Health Offices during the year, and the following attendances have been recorded as compared with those registered during 1923:—

	First Attendances.	Subsequent Attendances,	No. of expectant mOthers on the rolls , 31st December.

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The following are the figures for the past five years :—

	1920.	1921.	1922.	1923.	1924.

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It was necessary to call in a doctor in 53 of the latter cases, owing to the following complications :—

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The following table shows in extenso the fees which were paid by women admitted to the Home :—

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6. I nfectious D isease.—The following table shows the incidence of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Measles, including German Measles, in the Ilford schools since 1917 :—

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.

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(e) Ringworm.—

No. of cases at beginning of 1924		No. of cases reported during 1924.	Total.	Remedied during 1924.	No. of cases under observation at end of 1924.

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The following table shows the variety of conditions dealt with at the School Clinic during the year :—

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Eye:—

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The following table shows the number of children dealt with at the School Clinic during the past six years

	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924

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The 637 children were not all suffering from grave defects of vision. The following table shows the vision in the worst eye, as tested by Snellen's Type :—

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Of the 637 children examined, 510 were found to require spectacles by reason of the following defects :—

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Of the remaining 127 children, 5 were suffering from the following other diseases :—

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The Juvenile Employment Committee has during the past year found occupation for 928 children, as follows:—

	Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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	Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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uoon dunne the vear bv the School Medical Officer:—

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The following table shows the number of children examined in the Ilford district, and the result of the Medical Officers' findings:—

Sex.	Total No. of children examined.	Slight enlargement.		Marked enlargement.		So enlarged as to suggest that treatment may be required.
		No. found	Percentage	No. found	Percentage	No. found	Percentage

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Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections.

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TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Defect or Disease		Routine Inspections		Specials
		Number of Defects		Number of Defects
		Number referred for Treatment	Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment	Number referred for Treatment	Number requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment

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Table II. B.—Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding. Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group.	Number of Children.		Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
Group.	Inspected.	Found to require treatment.	Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(5)

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TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the AREA in 1924.

			Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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TABLE III— continued.

				Boys	Girls.	Total.

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TABLE III.— continued.

			Boys.	Girls.	Total

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Treatment Table. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding; Unclean lines®, for which see Group V.).

Disease or Defect.	Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect.	Under the Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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Group 11. —Defective Vision and Scjuimt (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—.Group I.).

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Received Operative Treatment.			Received other forms of Treatment.	Total number treated.
Under the Authority s Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.	Bv Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.	Total.	Received other forms of Treatment.	Total number treated.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Group IV.—Dental Defects.

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Tabt.e V.—Table showing number of Children Medically Inspected at various Schools during 1924.

Ages—Years.	5—6		6—7		7—8		8—9		9—10		10—11		11—12		12—13		13—14		14—15		Totals.
SCHOOLS.	Boys	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.	Boys.	Girls.

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Table VI. A.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOY S Examined.

School.	Age Groups.																	Age Groups.
	5.6 years.			6.7 years.					7.8 years.						8.9 years.			9.10 years.					10.11 years.						11.12 years.			12.13 years.					13.14 years.
	No. of Children Examined.	Average Height j (in inches).	Average Weight (in pounds).	No. of Children j Examined.	Average Height (in inches).		Average Weight (in pounds).		No. of Children j Examined.		Average Height (in inches).		Average Weight (in pounds).		No. of Children Examined	Average Height (in inches).	Average Weight (in pounds).	No. of Children Examined.	Average Height (In inches).		Average Weight (in pounds).		No. of Children Examined. 1		Average Height (in inches).		Average Weight (in pounds).		No. of Children Examined.	Average Height (in inches).	Average Weight (in pounds'.	No. of Children Examined.	Average Height (in inches).		Average Weight (in pounds).		No. of Children Examined.	Average Height (in inches).	Average Weight (in pounds).

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Table VI. B.—Table showing the Average Heights and Weights of GIRLS Examined.

School.	Age Groups.																	Age Groups.
	5—6 Years.			6—7 Years.					7—8 Years.						8—9 Years.			9—10 Years.						10—11 Years.						11—12 Years.			12—13 Years.					13—14 Years.
	Number of Children Examined.	Average Height . (In Inches).	Average Weight (In Pounds).	Number of Children I Examined.	Average Height (In Inches).		Average Weight (In Pounds).		Number of Children Examined.		Average Height (In Inches).		Average Weight (In Pounds).		Number of Children Examined.	Average Height (In Inches).	Average Weight (In Pounds).	Number of Children Examined.		Average Height (In Inches).		Average Weight (In Pounds).		Number of Children Examined. I		Average Height (In Inches;.		Average Weight ' (In Pounds).		Number of Children Examined.	Average Height (In Inches).	Average Weight (In Pounds).	Number of Children Examined.	Average Height (In Inches).		Average Weight (In Pounds).		Number of Children Examined.		Average Height (In Inches).	Average Weight (In Pounds).

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Table VII. Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1924.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	DISEASES AND CONTACTS
		Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Measles. and German Measles.		Chicken Pox.		Whooping Cough.		Mumps.		Enteric Fever.		Ring-worm.	Totals. 1924.		Totals 1923.
		Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Cases	Contacts	Cases	Conflicts

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T ABLE VIII. SCARLET FEVER. Summary of Cases of Scarlet Fever among School.Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1921.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March.		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		October.		Nov.		Dec.		Total 1924		Total 1923
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Caess.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.

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T ABLE IX. DIPHTHERIA. Summary of Cases of Diphtheria among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1924.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March.		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov. Dec.				Total 1924.		Total 1923
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cjjses.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.

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T ABLE X. MEASLES AND GERMAN MEASLES. Summary of Cases of Measles (including German Measles) among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March.		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.		Total 1924		Total 1923
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts	Cases.. J	Conts. J	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts	Cases.	Conts.

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Table XI. CHICKEN POX. Summary of Cases of Chicken Pox among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1924.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March.		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.		Total, 1924.		Total, 1923.
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.

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T ABLE XII. WHOOPING COUGH. Summary of Cases of Whooping Cough among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1924.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov. .		Dec.		Total, 1924.		Total, 1923.
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.

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T ABLE XIII. MUMPS. Summary of Cases of Mumps among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1921.

SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Jan.		Feb.		March.		April.		May.		June.		July.		August.		Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.		Total, 1924.		Total, 1923.
SCHOOLS.	Number on Roll.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts.	Cases.	Conts

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TABLE I Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1924 and Previous Years

TABLE III. Causes of, and Agss at, Death during the Year 1924.

6. Sanitary Inspection of the District.—The following is a summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—

The following is a summary:—

The following table gives particulars of the slaughterhouses in the Ilford district:—

Table II. shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during 1924, arranged according to age and distributed in wards. Of these 58 occurred in institutions as follows:-

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Of the cases notified (exclusive of those from Public Institutions) the following table shows the percentage isolated in hospitals:—

The following table shows a comparison of the incidence of the chief infectious diseases in 1924 with that in 1923 and 1922:—

TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1924.

The attack-rates of certain infectious diseases per 1,000 of the population as compared with 1923 and 1922 is seen from the undermentioned figures:—

All of the cases recovered without any permanent injury to the vision. In one case the child died of pneumonia.

The following table shows the cases notified, classified according to age and sex:—

The following table shows the number of deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents, together with the death-rate for that disease per 1,000 persons living, during the last ten years :—

The new cases of Tuberculosis are visited by the Tuberculosis Nurse of the Essex County Council. 365 of the cases of longer standing were visited by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year, and the following reports were obtained

(4) Venereal Diseases .—In the following table are classified the deaths notified as due to (1) Syphilis; (2) Locomotor Ataxy and General Paralysis of the Insane, which are certainly due to Syphilis; and (3)| Aortic Aneurysm, which is very frequently caused by this disease.

BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, 1924.

SECTION VII.—FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. F actories. There are 134 factories on the register, made up as follows :—

Workshops. There are 413 workshops on the register, made up as follows :—

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK. I.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.— REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Number of patients in Hospital on 1st January, 1924 ant. 1925 respectively:—

Scarlet Fever. —The 129 cases admitted to Hospital were distributed among the following age groups :—

The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of scarlet fever admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—

Diphtheria. —The 72 cases admitted to Hospital were distributed among the following age groups :—

The following table shows the percentage death-rate of cases of diphtheria admitted to the Ilford Isolation Hospital during the past five years :—

At the end of the year the following patients were in the Sanatorium :—

The comparative figures for previous years were as follows:

The following table compares the Infant Mortality in Ilford with that in other extra London areas :—

The following Table shows the Infant Mortality in each Ward of the district :—

The following table shows the neonatal death-rate in Ilford compared with that for England and Wales during the past nine years :—

Table IV.—Infant Mortality. 1924. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

The following table shows the death-rate of illegitimate and legitimate infants for the past five years :—

The following table gives the maternal mortality rate for Ilford and England and Wales for the past nine years :—

During the year the following attendances were recorded :—

The following are the figures for each Centre:—

Ante-Natal Clinic .—The Ante-Natal Clinic was continued at the Public Health Offices during the year, and the following attendances have been recorded as compared with those registered during 1923:—

The following are the figures for the past five years :—

It was necessary to call in a doctor in 53 of the latter cases, owing to the following complications :—

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The following table shows in extenso the fees which were paid by women admitted to the Home :—

6. I nfectious D isease.—The following table shows the incidence of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Measles, including German Measles, in the Ilford schools since 1917 :—

(e) Ringworm.—

The following table shows the variety of conditions dealt with at the School Clinic during the year :—

Eye:—

The following table shows the number of children dealt with at the School Clinic during the past six years

The 637 children were not all suffering from grave defects of vision. The following table shows the vision in the worst eye, as tested by Snellen's Type :—

Of the 637 children examined, 510 were found to require spectacles by reason of the following defects :—

Of the remaining 127 children, 5 were suffering from the following other diseases :—

The Juvenile Employment Committee has during the past year found occupation for 928 children, as follows:—

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uoon dunne the vear bv the School Medical Officer:—

The following table shows the number of children examined in the Ilford district, and the result of the Medical Officers' findings:—

Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections.

TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Table II. B.—Number of Individual Children Found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding. Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

TABLE III.—Return of all Exceptional Children in the AREA in 1924.

TABLE III— continued.

TABLE III.— continued.

Treatment Table. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding; Unclean lines®, for which see Group V.).

Group 11. —Defective Vision and Scjuimt (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—.Group I.).

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group IV.—Dental Defects.

Tabt.e V.—Table showing number of Children Medically Inspected at various Schools during 1924.

Table VI. A.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOY S Examined.

Table VI. B.—Table showing the Average Heights and Weights of GIRLS Examined.

Table VII. Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1924.

T ABLE VIII. SCARLET FEVER. Summary of Cases of Scarlet Fever among School.Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1921.