London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
Table showing the R easons why C ases were P resented for S pecial M edical I nspection in 1912.
| SCHOOL | All Schools | Downs-hall | Cleveland | Christ-church | Lox-ford | Highlands | South Park | Uphall | National & Church Infants | Newbury Park | Good-ma yes | Chad-well | Barking-side | Roman Catholic | Valentines | Little Heath | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| Suspected Verminous Children | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Head Dirty and Verminous | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Mental Deficiency | 7 | 7 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Speech Defective | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hearing Defective | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Vision Defective | 10 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | – | — | – | — | – | – | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Malnutrition and Debility | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Nose and Throat Affections | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | — |
| Tonsils Enlarged | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Adenoids | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eye Diseases | 3 | 3 | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ear Diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heart Affections | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lung Affections | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Chest Affections | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nervous Affections | 3 | – | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Deformities | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Skin Diseases | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rupture | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other Affections | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 48* | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – |
| * This figure is not identical with the number of Special Boys examined, some of the Children having been presented for more than one reason. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||