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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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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
| Subnormal Nutrition | 364 |
| Debility | 16 |
| Uncleanliness:— | |
| Head | 59 |
| Body | |
| Skin:— | |
| Ringworm:— | |
| Head | — |
| Body | — |
| Scabies | — |
| Impetigo | 13 |
| Dermatitis | 2 |
| Urticaria | 3 |
| Furunculosis | 18 |
| Eczema | 6 |
| Athletes Foot | 12 |
| Warts | 107 |
| Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 84 |
| Eye:— | |
| Blepharitis | 17 |
| Conjunctivitis | 12 |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 130 |
| Squint | 20 |
| Other conditions | 66 |
| Ear:— | |
| Defective Hearing | 26 |
| Otitis Media | 14 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 25 |
| Nose and Throat:— | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis only | 17 |
| Adenoids only | 2 |
| Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 48 |
| Nasal Catarrh | 20 |
| Nasal Obstruction | 9 |
| Other conditions | 19 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 32 |
| Defective Speech | 28 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 178 |
| Heart and Circulation:— | |
| Functional | 2 |
| Organic | — |
| Anaemia | 8 |
| Infectious Diseases:— | |
| German Measles | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Colds and Coughs | 69 |
| Influenza | 1 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Asthma | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 5 |