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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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| Anaemia | 28 |
| Debility | 17 |
| Infectious Diseases :— | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 33 |
| Mumps | 23 |
| Chicken Pox | 19 |
| Measles and German Measles | 14 |
| Influenza | 45 |
| Colds | 188 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Bronchitis | 252 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | — |
| Tuberculosis :— | |
| Pulmonary :— | |
| Suspected | 4 |
| Nervous System :— | |
| Chorea | 5 |
| Other conditions | 118 |
| Deformities :— | |
| Spinal Curvature | 6 |
| Other forms | 100 |
| Minor Injuries | 145 |
| Rheumatism | 80 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 371 |
| Total number of ailments | 3,690 |
(b) Ophthalmic Department.—During the year 1936, the
School Oculist held 244 sessions for the refraction of children
suffering from defective vision (158 at Valentines and 86 at
Mayesbrook). Full details of the work are given in Table IV,
Group II, on page 192.
4,322 attendances (2,741 at Valentines Clinic, 1,581 at
Mayesbrook Clinic) were made by 1,583 school children (1,029 at