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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Group 1.—Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of New Cases Treated during the year | ||
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By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Ringworm (i) Scalp | — | — |
(ii) Body | — | 1 |
Scabies | — | 1 |
Impetigo | 16 | — |
Other Skin Diseases | 266 | 29 |
Number of Examinations made by Skin Specialists 118
Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 123 | 26 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | — | 1,743 |
Total | 123 | 1,769 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were | ||
—. | ||
(b) Obtained | — | 988 955 |
Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
— | 28 | |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | — | 966 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | — | 13 |
Received other forms of treatment | 211 | 370 |
Total | 211 | 1,377 |
Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | 19 | |
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
(b) New cases treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments | — | 245 |