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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Aural Clinic.—The Aural Surgeon attended at 48 sessions during
1954 and 71 attendances were made by 50 children of pre-school age.
82 children were operated upon for removal of tonsils and adenoids, 10 at
Ilford Isolation Hospital and 72 at King George Hospital, Ilford.
R heumatism C linic.—33 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 24 children under 5 years of age, 15 being new cases, made 27 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—
| Condition | New | Old | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 2 | |
| No active rheumatic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Other forms | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Totals | 15 | 9 | 24 |
Number of cases referred for Blood Sedimentation Rate 1
„ „ „ „ „ X-ray and Electrocardiograph 8
Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—46 sessions were held at the Newbury
Hall Clinic and 45 at Mayesbrook. In all, 40 children under 5 years of
age were treated, making 546 attendances.
The conditions treated were as follows:—
| Conditions | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| Anaemia, Debility, Malnutrition and Catarrh | 15 | 8 |
| Wide Fontanelle | 4 | 1 |
| Old Rickets | 1 | — |
| O.C.T. (Bow legs) | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — |
| Alopecia | — | 2 |
| Other conditions | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 24 | 16 |
| A.—Newbury Hall. B.—Mayesbrook. | ||
14 cases were still attending at the end of the year; of the remainder,
16 were discharged having made a satisfactory recovery and 10 were discharged
due to absence.
Speech Clinic.—13 children of pre-school age attended, making 338
attendances. The following is the classification of the defects found by
the speech therapist:—
Dyslalia 7 Stammering 2
Dyslalia and
Hyperrhinophonia 3 Cleft Palate 1