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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Ophthalmic Clinics .— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1958 were as follows:—
| Valentines Mansion | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children who attended | 74 | 51 | 14 | 139 |
| Number of pairs of spectacles prescribed | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| Total number of attendances made | 99 | 104 | 30 | 233 |
Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.— The E.N.T. Surgeon utiended at 47
sessions during 1958. 65 attendances were made by 31 children of preschool
age. 9 children were operated upon for removal of tonsils and
adenoids at King George Hospital, ilford, and 2 at the Chadwell Heath
Hospital.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic .— The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years: —
| Clinic | Sessions | New Cases | Old Cases | Attendances | Discharged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Much Improved | Left District etc. | |||||
| Newbury Hall | 46 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Mayesbrook | 47 | 7 | 2 | 61 | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 93 | 13 | 9 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The conditions treated were as follows: —
| Conditions | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| A | B | |
| Anaemia, Debility, Malnutrition and Catarrh | 6 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 |
| Chilblains | 1 | 2 |
| Other conditions | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 9 |
| A.— Newbury Hall. B.— Mayesbrook. | ||
Speech Clinic.— 40 children of pre-school age attended, making 554
attendances. The following is the classification of the defects found by
the speech therapist:—
Dyslalia 26 Stammering 2
Retarded speech and language 10 Treatment not needed 1
Not yet diagnosed 1
Diphtheria Immunisation.— During 1958 a total number of 805 children
attended at Clinics for diphtheria immunisation (411 at Valentines Clinic,
281 at Mayesbrook, 109 at Manford Way and 4 at Mark's Gate), making a
total number of attendances of 1,820 (865, 693, 258 and 4 respectively).
Diphtheria and whooping cough immunisation is undertaken at the same
session and as the numbers attending have declined, arrangements were
made from December, 1958, at the Valentines and Mayesbrook Clinics for
this work to be combined with the school clinics held for the treatment
of minor ailments. At the Manford Way and Mark's Gate Clinics immunisation
is undertaken at the infant welfare clinic sessions.