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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| Functional | 3 |
| Organic | 1 |
| Anaemia | 6 |
| Infectious Diseases:— | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 |
| Chicken Pox | 4 |
| Mumps | 6 |
| Colds | 80 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Asthma | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 27 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 7 |
| Norvous System:— | |
| Epilepsy | 2 |
| Nervous Debility | 3 |
| Habit Spasm | 2 |
| Chorea | 5 |
| Other conditions | 4 |
| Deformities:— | |
| Genu Valgum | 3 |
| Round Shoulders | 7 |
| Rickets | 2 |
| Flat Feet | 28 |
| Lordosis | 1 |
| Scoliosis | 3 |
| Other forms | 24 |
| Minor Injuries | 41 |
| Rheumatism | 30 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 168 |
| Total number of ailments | 2,625 |
Special Clinics.-Attendances at the various Clinics during 1942, are set out in the following table:-
| Number of Sessions. | Attendances Individual Children. | Total Attendances. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic. | A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. |
| (i) Ophthalmic | 102 | 51 | - | 616 | 357 | - | 1235 | 704 | - |
| (ii) Orthopaedic | 20 | 11 | - | 312 | 161 | - | 490 | 255 | - |
| (iii) Artificial Sun-light | 48 | 52 | - | 44 | 28 | 668 | 406 | - | |
| (iv) Remedial Exercises | 104 | - | 52 | 166 | - | 83 | 1839 | - | 1064 |
| (v) Aural | 36 | - | - | 382 | - | - | 677 | - | - |
| (vi) Rheumatism | 16 | - | - | 158 | - | - | 322 | - | - |
A=Newbury Hall. B=Mayesbrook. C=All Saints Hall.
Note.—(i) 546 children were prescribed and provided with glasses, of
which 5 were supplied free.
(ii) 12 children of school age were admitted to the Country
branch of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at
Stanmore and 11 discharged. 58 children were supplied
with appliances.
(vi) 29 cases referred for X-ray and Electro-Cardiogram and
28 for Blood Sedimentation Rate.