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Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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culosis Officer. On the 31st December, 1923, there were 296
patients on the register of the Dispensary.
The arrangements made with the Essex County Council for
the dental treatment of tuberculous patients from Ilford, Romford,
Leyton, Walthamstow, and Harold Court Sanatorium, were
continued. Two afternoon sessions per month were set aside
for the treatment of these cases. 108 patients were treated, 3
being supplied with dentures.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.— This Committee has continued
to do good work during the year. 55 cases have been
assisted with extra nourishment, clothing, and in other ways.
(4) Venereal Diseases.— In the following table are classified the deaths notified as due to (1) Syphilis; (2) Locomotor Ataxy and General Paralysis of the Insane, which are certainly due to Syphilis; and (3) Aortic Aneurysm, which is very frequently caused by this disease.
| Ages | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45 55 | 55 65 | 65 75 | 75 85 | 85 up | Non-Residents in Institutions. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | *1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| General Paralysis of Insane | — | — | — | §1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | — | 57 | 63 | |
| Aortic Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
*Occurred in the Girls' Village Homes
§Transferred in from the Essex County Mental Hospital.
The deaths of non-residents in Institutions occurred chiefly at
Claybury Mental Hospital and West Ham Mental Hospital, 28
per cent. of the registered causes of death in these Institutions
fell under the above headings.
Many other patients, of course, died from incidental causes,
the reason, however, for their admission to the Mental Hospital
was some venereal infection.