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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Paediatric Clinic.—Dr. A. Russell, the Consultant Paediatriria n rnntinued
to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion.
19 sessions were held and 112 new cases were examined, having been referred from the Infant Welfare Centres, Schools and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 209 attendances were made.
| Diagnosis | Discharged Improved | Discharged with Advice or for Other Reasons | Discharged no Treatment | Discharged Cured | Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic | Still attending | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrocyanosis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Anaemia | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Angioma | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Blocked Naso-Lachrymal Duct | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cephalhaematoma | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Cleft Palate | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Congenital Heart | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Cranial Protuberance | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Craniostenosis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cyclical Vomiting | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cyst of Lumbar Region | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dwarfing | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Encropresis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Faints | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Feeding Difficulties | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 |
| Hernia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Hydrocele | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Hypospadias | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Infantile Hemiplegia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Maladjusted | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mongol | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Naevus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nil Abnormal | - | 2 | 14 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Obesity | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Petit Mal | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pilonidal Sinus | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Plagiocephaly | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Prematurity | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Primary Amentia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sacro-Coccygeal Dimple | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Sep ticaemia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Shortening of Leg | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Still under Investigation. | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| Syndactyly | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Talipes | _ | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Undescended Testicle | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Upper Respiratory Infection | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 112 |