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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
Dagenham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following table shows the work done at the infant welfare centres during the year:—
| Total attendances at all centres during the year:— | |
| (1) By children under 1 year of age | 20,427 |
| (2) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 | 14,399 |
| Average attendances of children per session at all centres during the year | 66 |
| Total number of children who attended at the centres for the first time during the year:— | |
| (1) Children under 1 year of age | 1,412 |
| (2) Children between the ages of 1 and 5 | 572 |
| Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of children under 1 year who attended for the first time | 78.4% |
Treatment.
Adenoids and Enlarged Tonsils.
The same arrangements continue in operation for
the treatment of these conditions, namely, agreements
with the following hospitals:— King George Hospital,
Ilford; Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford; St. Mary's
Hospital, Plaistow; and Oldchurch Hospital. Most
cases, however, are treated at King George Hospital,
the majority being detained overnight. During the year
a total of three cases was treated at a cost of £3 0s. 0d.
It will be noticed that the tendency to delay
operating for these conditions is maintained and that
unless pathological conditions definitely attributable to
diseased tonsils and adenoids are manifest, surgical
interference is not advocated.