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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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
Subnormal Nutrition | 379 |
Debility | 36 |
Uncleanliness:- | |
Head | 25 |
Body | — |
Skin:— | |
Ringworm:- | |
Head | 1 |
Body | — |
Scabies | 1 |
Impetigo | 12 |
Dermatitis | 2 |
Urticaria | 1 |
Furunculosis | 6 |
Eczema | 3 |
Athletes Foot | 5 |
Warts | 122 |
Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 91 |
Eye:— | |
Blepharitis | 12 |
Conjunctivitis | 16 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 110 |
Squint | 6 |
Other conditions | 78 |
Ear:— | |
Defective Hearing | 20 |
Otitis Media | 9 |
Other Ear Diseases | 8 |
Nose and Throat:— | |
Chronic Tonsilitis only | 3 |
Adenoids only | 3 |
Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 35 |
Nasal Catarrh | 15 |
Nasal Obstruction | 5 |
Other conditions | 5 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 17 |
Defective Speech | 8 |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 125 |
Heart and Circulation:— | |
Functional | 2 |
Organic | — |
Anaemia | 4 |
Infectious Diseases:— | |
German Measles | 1 |
Chicken Pox | 1 |
Mumps | 1 |
Colds and Coughs | 83 |
Influenza | 3 |
Lungs:— | |
Asthma | 11 |
Bronchitis | 5 |