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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Artificial Sunlight Clinic.
50 sessions were held at the Valentines Clinic and 51 at
Mayesbrook Clinic. 78 children in all were treated, making 1,021
attendances.
The conditions treated were as follows :—
| Rickets | 47 |
| Anaemia, debility or malnutrition | 20 |
| Hypotonia | 2 |
| Bow-legs | 3 |
| Genu-valgum | 4 |
| Rt. Spastic Hemiplegia | 1 |
| Bronchiectasis | 1 |
| Total | 78 |
24 cases were still attending at the end of the year ; of the
remainder, three had left the district and in seven cases the parents
had discontinued treatment. All the others were discharged from
further treatment, having improved.
Aural Clinic.
The Aural Surgeon attended at 53 afternoon sessions during
1936, and 89 attendances were made by 23 children of pre-school
age, 19 being new cases, who were found to be suffering from the
following conditions :—