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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
Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Here provision has been made for (1) a large waiting-room, (2)
treatment-room for minor ailments and dark-room for oculist,
(3) cleansing-room with bath, etc., and accommodation for X-ray
treatment of ringworm, (4) waiting-room for dental cases, (5)
dental surgery, (6) recovery-room for children after dental
extractions.
Some fears were expressed at first that the Valentines Mansion
was unsuitably situated for the purpose, but it will be observed
that the number of children seen at the morning clinic has
increased with the new accommodation provided.
(a) Minor Ailments.—The attendances at the morning Clinic
during 1925 were as follows :—
Number of individual children seen at the Clinic 2,322
Number of attendances of children 6,872
Number of exclusion certificates granted 3,237
Number of certificates of fitness to attend school
granted 1,708
The following table shows the variety of conditions dealt with at the School Clinic during the year:—
| Malnutrition | 1 |
| Defective Footgear | 10 |
| Uncleanliness:— | |
| Head | 166 |
| Body | 6 |
| Skin:— | |
| Ringworm:— | 11 |
| Head | |
| Body | 10 |
| Scabies | 5 |
| Impetigo | 245 |
| Other diseases | 137 |
| Eye:— | |
| Blepharitis | 27 |
| Conjunctivitis | 30 |
| Corneal Ulcer | 3 |
| Defective Vision and Squint | 123 |
| Other conditions | 48 |
| Ear:— | |
| Defective hearing | 9 |
| Otitis Media | 1 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 72 |
| Nose and Throat:— | |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 29 |
| Adenoids | 61 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 339 |
| Other conditions | 134 |
| Mouth Breathing | 86 |