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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The School Nurses paid 210 visits to the school (an average
of 7 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of
inspecting the heads and clothing of the children, with the
following result:—
Number of Children Inspected. Number Infected. Per Cent.
58,643 1,773* 3.0
*177 of these children were found to be infected with living vermin; the
remainder with nits only. A child with any nits in the hair at all is included
in these figures.
The percentages for the past ten years were as follows: —
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1926 | 3 |
| 1927 | 2.9 |
| 1928 | 2.8 |
| 1929 | 2.9 |
| 1930 | 3.3 |
| 1931 | 3.0 |
During 1931 the ambulance was used on 34 occasions to bring
verminous children to the Sohool Clinic for cleansing purposes.
(f) Other Ailments.— During the past year 203 children have
been operated on for the removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids,
under the agreement with Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford.
11 children were treated free during the past year, and 4 at a
reduced charge, on necessitous grounds.
In addition, 13 children have been operated on for the
removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids under the agreement
with the King George Hospital, all being treated as in-patients.
1 was treated free and 2 at a reduced, charge.
In addition to the treatment of tonsils and adenoids, 61 letters
were given to Ilford school children, for whom hospital treatment
was required, to attend at Queen Mary's Hospital.