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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No. of cases at beginning of 1951. | No. of cases reported during 1951. | Total. | Remedied "during 1951. | No. of cases under observation at end of 1951. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scalp | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Body | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
- | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Following Up.—During 1951, 2,908 home visits by the School Nurses
were paid for the purpose, and 3,369 re-examinations of children (some on
several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school ; 169 visits to
schools were made for this purpose alone, and other children were seen at the
visits for routine medical inspection.
Medical Treatment.
(a)
Newbury Hall. | Mayesbrook. | |
---|---|---|
Number of individual children seen | 1,539 | 1,778 |
Number of attendances of children | 3,286 | 3,017 |
Number of exclusion certificates granted | 59 | 114 |
Number of certificates of fitness to attend school granted | 56 | 122 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
Subnormal Nutrition | 822 |
Debility | 57 |
Uncleanliness:— | |
Head | 97 |
Body | 1 |
Skin:— | |
Ringworm:— | |
Head | — |
Body | 6 |
Scabies | 1 |
Impetigo | 13 |
Dermatitis | 9 |
Urticaria | 13 |
Furunculosis | 33 |
Eczema | 11 |
Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 256 |
Eye:— | |
Blepharitis | 36 |
Conjunctivitis | 29 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 148 |
Squint | 20 |
Other conditions | 76 |
Ear:— | |
Defective Hearing | 29 |
Otitis Media | 25 |
Other Ear Diseases | 32 |