Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Eye:—
Blepharitis 13
Conjunctivitis 19
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) 90
Squint 24
Other conditions 34
Ear :—
Defective Hearing 22
Otitis Media 18
Other Ear Diseases 11
Nose and Throat:—
Chronic Tonsillitis only 15
Adenoids only 2
Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids 75
Other conditions 84
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) 18
Defective Speech 3
Teeth—Dental Diseases 253
Heart and Circulation:—
Functional 3
Organic 2
Anaemia 7
Infectious Diseases:—
Whooping Cough 2
Mumps 1
Chicken Pox 1
Measles 2
Colds 74
Lungs:—
Asthma 11
Bronchitis 47
Other Non-Tubercular Diseases 15
Nervous System:—
Chorea 2
Epilepsy 4
Nervous Debility 3
Habit Spasm 3
Other conditions 5
Deformities:—
Genu Valgum 8
Round Shoulders 5
Rickets 1
Flat Feet 11
Spinal Curvature 4
Other forms 25
Minor Injuries 51
Rheumatism 11
Other Defects and Diseases 80
Total number of ailments 1,535