[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 109

Ilford 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: The following table gives some indication of the physical defects found in the infants making a first attendance at the Welfare Centres during the year:-

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The following table gives some indication of the physical defects found in the infants making a first attendance at the Welfare Centres during the year:-

Nature of Defect	Age group of child
Nature of Defect	Under 6 mths.	6 mths. to 1 year.	1-2 years	2-3 years	3-4 years	4-5 years
Respiratory Diseases.
1.-Nose and Throat:-
Enlarged tonsils	-	3	17	26	27	15
Enlarged adenoids	1	1	-	-	-	-
Enlarged tonsils and
adenoids	-	-	4	12	23	16
Mouth breathing	1	-	3	2	2	6
Snuffles	21	1	-	1	-	-
Cleft palate and hare lip	3	-	-	2	-	-
Congenital laryngeal stridor	1
2.-Lungs :-
Bronchitis	34	40	31	4	6	6
Broncho-pneumonia	1
Alimentary System.
Stomatitis	-	1	2	1	-	-
Gastro-enteritis	6	16	11	-	2	-
Enteritis	44	64	38	8	2	1
Thrush	36	6	2	1	-	-
Rectal prolapse	-	-	3	-	-	-
Thread worms	-	1	16	19	15	11
Melaena	2	-	1	1	-	-
Dental caries	-	-	2	11	31	36
Other defects	-	-	-	1	-	-
Genito-urinary.
Undescended testicle	-	1	-	1	-	-
Hydrocele	2	1	-	-	-	1
Enuresis	-	-	15	17	6	5
Vaginal discharge	-	-	-	2	-	-
Phimosis	98	5	9	2	-	-
Lymphatic glands.
Enlarged cervical glands	4	5	9	5	10	8
Adenitis	1	-	-	1	-	-
Tuberculous glands	-	1	-	-	1	-
Nervous system.
Stammering	-	-	-	1	-	-
Defective articulation						1
Facial paralysis...	1	-	-	-	-	-
Deformities.
Rickety (flat foot, bow legs, knock knees)	3	3	32	22	5	-
Infantile paralysis	-	-	-	-	1	-
Torticollis	2	-	--	1	-	-
Talipes	-	-	1	-	-	-
Other defects	5	7	27	9	3	3
Rickets	-	-	11	-	-	-