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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| Nature of Defect | Age group of child | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 mths. | 6 mths. to 1 year. | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 3-4 years | 4-5 years | |
| Defects of vision | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squint | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Congenital cataract | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conjunctivitis | 69 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Blepharitis | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Hordeolum | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Other defects | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Otitis media | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Cerumen in ear | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| General | 85 | 65 | 111 | 64 | 25 | 17 |
| Naevus | 37 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Pertussis | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Rubella | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Varicella | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Mumps | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malnutrition | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anaemia | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Umbilical | 133 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Inguinal | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Mongolism | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tongue tie | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Discharging umbilicus | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suppurative cervical | ||||||
| adenitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hsematoma | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Mastitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rheumatism | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other defects | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Number of children at first attendance in each age group | 1275 | 1156 | 1089 | 677 | 439 | 279 |
Ante-Natal Clinics.—The Ante-Natal Clinics were continued
during 1930 at the Maternity Home on Monday and Saturday
mornings.