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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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SCHOOL CLINICS
During the year 2,987 children were seen by the school medical officer and 6,073
attendances were made at nurses' clinics. The total number of attendances made by
school children at each of the minor ailment clinics during 1959 were as follows:—
Ashton Gardens 620
Bentry School 110
Becontree Avenue 1,386
Five Elms 3,133
Ford Road 15877
King's Wood School 575
Leys 355
Oxlow Lane 944
9,000
Other Treatment Given
| New Cases Treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments | 927 | 61 |
| (1) Heart and rheumatic diseases | — | 22 |
| (2) Hernia | — | 10 |
| (3) Major respiratory diseases | — | 36 |
| (4) Major digestive diseases | — | 90 |
| (5) Major injuries | — | 27 |
| (6) Other major disease | — | 89 |
| (7) Enuresis | — | 20 |
| Total | 927 | 355 |
Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness)
| Number of new cases treated during the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| Ringworm (Scalp) | - | - |
| Ringworm (Body) | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - |
| Impetigo | 17 | 1 |
| Other Skin Defects | 646 | 14 |
| Number of examinations made by Skin Specialists | 8 | |