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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table B shows the same figures for Ilford for 1936, those
for the country generally not yet being available.
TABLE B.
| Defect. | ILFORD. | |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of defects per 1,000 requiring treatment. 1936. | Incidence of defects per 1,000 under observation. 1936. | |
| Skin Diseases | 6.6 | 11.4 |
| Defects of Vision | 51.5* | 29.9* |
| Squint | 5.3 | 3.1 |
| Other Eye Diseases | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| Defects of Hearing | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Otitis Media | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis | 2.5 | 62.8 |
| Adenoids | 0.07 | 2.4 |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 2.9 | 5.8 |
| Other Nose and Throat | 4.4 | 6.4 |
| Defects of Speech | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Pulmonary T.B.— | ||
| — | — | |
| — | 0.13 | |
| Non-Pulmonary T.B. | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Epilepsy | 0.13 | 0.93 |
| Chorea | 0.13 | 0.53 |
| Other Nervous Conditions | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| Deformities— | ||
| Rickets | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Spinal | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Other Forms | 24.9 | 19.4 |
* In calculating this figure, the entrants have been left out of account.