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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Ringworm:—
| No. of cases at beginning of 1941. | No. of cases reported during 1941. | Total. | Remedied during 1941. | No. of cases under observation at end of 1941. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingworm :— Scalp | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Body | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Following Up.—During 1941, 2,688 home visits by the School Nurses
were paid for the purpose, and 1,041 re-examinations of children (some on
several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school; 13 visits to
schools were made for this purpose alone, and other children were seen at
the visits for routine medical inspection.
Medical Treatment.
(a) Minor Ailments Clinics.—The attendances during 1941 were as follows:—
| Newbury Hall | Mayesbrook |
|---|---|
| Number of individual children seen 1,065 | 876 |
| Number of attendances of children 1,707 | 1,433 |
| Number of exclusion certificates granted 488 | '515 |
| Number of certificates of fitness to attend school granted 433 | 426 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
| Subnormal Nutrition | 72 |
| Uncleanliness:— Head .............. | 191 |
| Body | 3 |
| Skin Ringworm:— | |
| Head | 1 |
| Body | 7 |
| Scabies | 109 |
| Impetigo | 70 |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 206 |
| Eye:— Blepharitis | 18 |
| Conjunctivitis .. | 21 |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 112 |
| Squint | 13 |
| Other conditions | 30 |
| Ear:—• Defective Hearing | 12 |
| Otitis Media | 16 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 16 |
| Nose and Throat:— Chronic Tonsillitis only | 16 |
| Adenoids only | 2 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 40 |
| Other conditions | 78 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 10 |
| Defective Speech | 1 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 228 |