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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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| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 143 |
| Heart and Circulation:— | |
| Organic | 4 |
| Functional | 5 |
| Anæmia | 65 |
| Debility | 140 |
| Infectious Diseases:— | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 21 |
| Mumps | 71 |
| Chicken Pox | 17 |
| Measles | 7 |
| Influenza | 32 |
| Colds | 187 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Bronchitis | 51 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 58 |
| Tuberculosis:— | |
| Pulmonary:— | |
| Definite | 1 |
| Suspected | 5 |
| Non-Pulmonary:— | |
| Lupus | 1 |
| Nervous System:— | |
| Chorea | 6 |
| Other conditions | 10 |
| Deformities | 16 |
| Minor Injuries | 149 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 574 |
| Total number of ailments | 3,159 |
The following table shows the number of children dealt with at the School Clinic during the past seven years:—
| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individual Children seen | 962 | 1,763 | 2,009 | 1,730 | 1,829 | 2,158 | 2,322 |
(b) Ophthalmic Department.—During the year 1925 the
School Oculist held 78 sessions for the refraction of children
suffering from defective vision. Full details of the work are
given in Table IV., Group II, on page 151.
679 school children were examined, 67 of these being cases
from 1924.