Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Nature of Defect | Age group of child | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 6 mths. | 6 mths. to 1 year. | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 3-4 years | 4-5 years | |
Defects of vision | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Squint | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Congenital cataract | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Conjunctivitis | 69 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Blepharitis | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - |
Hordeolum | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
Other defects | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Otitis media | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Cerumen in ear | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
General | 85 | 65 | 111 | 64 | 25 | 17 |
Naevus | 37 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Measles | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Pertussis | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
Rubella | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
Varicella | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Mumps | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Malnutrition | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Anaemia | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Umbilical | 133 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
Inguinal | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Mongolism | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Icterus Neonatorum | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tongue tie | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Discharging umbilicus | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Suppurative cervical | ||||||
adenitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Hsematoma | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Mastitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rheumatism | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Other defects | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
Number of children at first attendance in each age group | 1275 | 1156 | 1089 | 677 | 439 | 279 |
Ante-Natal Clinics.—The Ante-Natal Clinics were continued
during 1930 at the Maternity Home on Monday and Saturday
mornings.