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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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At Newbury Hall Clinic 135 individual children of school age were treated
by the Physiotherapist during the year and 1,765 attendances were made by
these children.
Treatment was also given to 75 children, who made 1,136 attendances at
the Mayesbrook Clinic.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—The Physiotherapist attends the Newbury
Hall Clinic on Monday morning and the Mayesbrook Clinic on Tuesday
morning for artificial sunlight treatment, 45 sessions were held at Newbury
Hall Clinic and 48 at Mayesbrook Clinic.
At the Newbury Hall Clinic 62 children of school age were treated, making
904 attendances for treatment.
At the Mayesbrook Clinic 36 children of school age were treated, making
626 attendances for treatment.
The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows :—
| Defects Treated. | Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition | 23 | 12 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 4 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 10 |
| Bowlegs | — | 1 |
| Alopecia | 3 | — |
| Asthma | 2 | 2 |
| Knock Knees | — | 1 |
| Old Rickets | 1 | 1 |
| Chilblains | 2 | _ |
| Flat feet | 1 | _ |
| Psoriasis | 2 | 2 |
| Posture | 1 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 10 | 5 |
| 62 | 36 | |
A—Newbury Hall Clinic. B—Mayesbrook Clinic.
Of the 36 cases treated at the Mayesbrook Clinic, 3 were Open Air schoolchildren.
At Newbury Hall Clinic, 34 children of school age were discharged from
the Artificial Sunlight Clinic, 12 were cured, 8 were showing considerable
improvement, and 14 were discharged due to absence.
54 children were still receiving treatment at the end of the year.
At Mayesbrook Clinic, 15 children of school age were discharged from the
Artificial Sunlight Clinic, 5 were showing considerable improvement, 7 were
cured, and 3 were discharged due to absence.
35 children were still receiving treatment at the end of the year.
Aural Clinic.
The Aural Clinic is held at Valentines Mansion, the Surgeon attending
two sessions weekly up to the end of July, and one session weekly to the end
of the year.
74 sessions were held during 1949 and 1,324 attendances were made by
637 children of school age, of whom 365 were new cases.
The following table shows the work of the Clinic :—