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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—44 sessions were held at the Newbury
Hall Clinic and 45 at Mayesbrook. In all. 64 children under 5 years of
age were treated, making 777 attendances.
The conditions treated were as follows:—
| Conditions | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| Anaemia, Debility, Malnutrition and Catarrh | 28 | 7 |
| Wide Fontanelle | 3 | 1 |
| Old Rickets | 2 | - |
| O.C.T. (Bow legs) | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 1 |
| Alopecia | 1 | — |
| Other conditions | 10 | 3 |
| Totals | 50 | 14 |
A.—Newbury Hall. B.—Mayesbrook.
43 cases were still attending at the end of the year; of the remainder
16 were discharged having made a satisfactory recovery and 5 were discharged
due to absence.
Speech Clinic.—9 children of pre-school age attended, making 204
attendances. The following is the classification of the defects found by
the speech therapist:—
Dyslalia 4 Stammering 3
Dyslalia and
Hyperrhinophonia 1 Cleft Palate 1