Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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24 sessions were held and 87 new cases were referred from the Infant Welfare Centres and Maternity Hospital for the following reasons; a total of 204 attendances were made.
Diagnosis. | Discharged, Improving. | Discharged, Other reasons. | Discharged, no treatment. | Discharged cured. | Referred to Dr. Hospital or clinic. | Still attending. | Total. |
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Aerophagy | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Behaviour problem | - | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Bronchitis | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Buccal Cyst | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 |
Congenital atresia of urinary meatus | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
Congenital deformity of chest | 1 | - | - | — | - | - | 1 |
Congenital heart disease | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Congenital hydrocele | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Congenital spastic diplegia | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Constipation | - | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cretinism | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Debility | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Delayed development | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Diarrhoea associated with throat infection | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Eczema | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Enuresis | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Faecal incontinence | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Feeding problem | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Fibroid tumour of scalp | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Gastro-Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Haematuria | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Hypersensitivity to Schick test | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Hypospadias | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Ichthyosis | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Infected tonsils | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Jaundice | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Lordosis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Lymphadenopathy | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Masturbation | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Mentally retarded | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Miscellaneous | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Mongol | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Naevus of scalp | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Normal child—nil abnormal discovered | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
Obesity | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Papilloma | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Paronychia | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
Petit Mal | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Post Pyloric Stenosis | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Post-virus Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Prematurity | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Right Inguinal Hernia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Rumination | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Sternomastoid tumour | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Teething | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Tongue-tie | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Toxticollis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Umbilical granuloma | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Upper respiratory infection | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Vulvites | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Vulvo vaginitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Total | 12 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 |