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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table shows the variety of ailments dealt with at the school clinic during the year:—
Ailments of children attending the school clinic:—
| Uncleanliness: — | |
| Head | 68 |
| Body | 5 |
| Skin:— | |
| Ringworm: — | |
| Head | 39 |
| Body | 34 |
| Scabies | 116 |
| Impetigo | 546 |
| Other Diseases | 147 |
| Eye:— | |
| Blepharitis | 33 |
| Conjunctivitis | 13 |
| Corneal Ulcer | 11 |
| Corneal Opacities | 4 |
| Defective Vision | 34 |
| Other conditions | 24 |
| Ear:— | |
| Defective Hearing | 15 |
| Otitis Media | 4 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 38 |
| Nose and Throat:— | |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 17 |
| Adenoids | 7 |
| Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 34 |
| Other conditions | 260 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands | 45 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 46 |
| Heart and Circulation:— | |
| Functional | 2 |
| Anæemia | 23 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Bronchitis | 10 |
| Other Non-Tubercular Diseases | 6 |
| Tuberculosis:— | |
| Pulmonary: — | |
| Suspected | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonarv:— | |
| Glands | 3 |
| Other forms | 2 |
| Nervous System :— | |
| Chorea | 9 |
| Deformities | 5 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 544 |
| Total number of Ailments | 2,205 |
The work is gradually increasing, as it becomes more known
and appreciated by the parents. The present accommodation is
only likely to suffice for a very short period.