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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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and on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings at the
Mayesbrook School Clinic.
(a)
| Valentines. | Mayesbrook. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of individual children seen at the Clinics | 1,908 | 1,443 |
| Number of attendances of children | 6,162 | 4,714 |
| Number of exclusion certificates granted | 2,843 | 1,781 |
| Number of certificates of fitness to attend school granted | 1,055 | 721 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the School Clinics during the year:—
| Malnutrition | 4 |
| Uncleanliness:— | |
| Head | 197 |
| Skin :— | |
| Ringworm:— | |
| Head | — |
| Body | 15 |
| Scabies | 34 |
| Impetigo | 176 |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 455 |
| Eye :— | |
| Blepharitis | 30 |
| Conjunctivitis | 65 |
| Keratitis | 2 |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 252 |
| Squint | 12 |
| Other conditions | 170 |
| Ear :— | |
| Defective Hearing | 39 |
| Otitis Media | 86 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 71 |
| Nose and Throat | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 46 |
| Adenoids only | 11 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 112 |
| Other Conditions | 380 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 13 |
| Defective Speech | 4 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 66 |