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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 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: TABLE II.A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

TABLE II.

A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecials
Number of DefectsNumber of Defects
Number referred for TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for TreatmentNumber referred for TreatmentNumber requiring to be kept under observation, but not referred for Treatment
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Malnutrition2_3.
Uncleanliness—
Head227.143.
Body8.4.
SkinRingworm—
Scalp—.10.
Body—.2.
Scabies2-3.
Impetigo13—243.
Other Diseases (non.Tubercular)17.186.
EyeBlepharitis12.64.
Conjunctivitis8.59.
Keratitis—.3.
Corneal Ulcer..5.
Corneal Opacities—2.
Defective Vision543*.190.
Squint14.9.
Other Conditions11.93.
Ear'Defective Hearing1128.
Otitis Media816.
Other Ear Diseases29384.
Nose and ThroatEnlarged Tonsils only159931.
Adenoids only151522.
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids2461134.
Other Conditions291244.
Enlarged Cervical Glands Non.Tubercular)3—72.
Defective Speech5—2.
Teeth—Dental Diseases323—135.
Heart and CirculationHeart Disease—
Organic1544.
Functional1172.
Anaemia50—66.
Lungs .Bronchitis16168._
Other Non.Tubercular Diseases17559_
Tuber. culosisPulmonary—
Definite——2.
Suspected1811158
Non.Pulmonary—
Glands2—4—
Spine————
Hip1———
Other Bones and Joints————
Skin.—..
Other Forms1—..
Nervous SystemEpilepsy8—3.
Chorea61e.
Other conditions1—12—
DeformitiesRickets1—3.
Spinal Curvature14—5—
Other Forms20—2--
Other Defects and Diseases178.1054—

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* JO0 of these cases saw § but were suffering from other conditions, rendering refraction advisable