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Ilford 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE—(continued).
Infectious Disease 117-119
"Following-up" 120
Medical Treatment:—
Minor Ailments 120-121
Ophthalmic Department 121-123
Dental Department 123-124
Treatment of Uncleanliness 124-125
Other Ailments 125
Operative Treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids 125
Open-Air Education 125-129
Physical Training 130—132
Provision of Meals 132
Supply of Free Cod Liver Oil, Emulsion, etc. 132
Co-operation of:—
Parents, Teachers, School Attendance Officers and
Voluntary Bodies 132—133
Physically and Mentally Defective Children 133-137
Employment of School Children and Young Persons 137
Medical Examination of Teachers, etc. 138
Statistical Tables:—
I.— Number of Children Inspected 139
IIa.— Return of Defects 140
IIb.— Number of Children found to Require Treatment 141
III.— Numerical Return of Exceptional Children .. 142-143
III a.— Number of Children notified to the Local Mental
Deficiency Authority 144
IV.— Group I—Minor Ailments 145
Group II— Visual Defects 146
Group III— Nose and Throat Defects 146
Group IV— Dental Defects 147
Group V— Uncleanliness and Verminous
Conditions 147
V.— Summary of Number of Children Inspected 148-149
VI.— A.— Average Heights and Weights of Boys
Inspected 150-151
B.— Average Heights and Weights of Girls
Inspected 152-153
VII.— Summary of Infectious Diseases among School
Children 154
VIII.— Summary of Scarlet Fever among School Children 155
IX.— Summary of Diphtheria among School Children 156
X.— Summary of Measles and German Measles among
School Children 157
XI.— Summary of Chicken-pox among School Children 158
XII.— Summary of Whooping Cough among School
Children 159
XIII.— Summary of Mumps among School Children 160