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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following- table shows the number of children dealt with
at the School Clinic during- the past five years :—
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| Heart and Circulation: — | |
| Organic | 7 |
| Functional | 26 |
| Anaemia | |
| Debility | 124 |
| Infectious Diseases: — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 28 |
| Mumps | 68 |
| Chicken Pox | 28 |
| Measles | 2 |
| Colds | 169 |
| Influenza | 8 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Bronchitis | 95 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 72 |
| Tuberculosis: — | |
| Pulmonary:— | |
| Definite | — |
| Suspected | 23 |
| Non-Pulmonary: — | 2 |
| Glands | |
| Other Forms | 3 |
| Nervous System:— | |
| Epilepsy | 3 |
| Chorea | 12 |
| Other conditions | 8 |
| Deformities | 12 |
| Minor Injuries | 232 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 317 |
| Total number of Ailments | 3,165 |
Number of individual Children seen
(b) Ophthalmic Department.—During the year 1923 the
School Oculist held 59 sessions for the refraction of children
suffering from defective vision. Full details of the work
given in Table IV., Group II., on page 122.
are
585 school children were examined, 69 of these being cases
from 1922.
The following table shows the number of children dealt with at the School Clinic during the past five years:-
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individual Children seen | 962 | 1,763 | 2,009 | 1,730 | 1,829 |