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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Deformities:—
| Genu Valgum | 9 |
| Round Shoulders | 5 |
| Rickets | 1 |
| Flat Feet | 31 |
| Lordosis | 1 |
| Scoliosis | 2 |
| Valgus Ankles | 24 |
| Other forms | 41 |
| Minor Injuries | 32 |
| Rheumatism | 26 |
| Other Defects and Diseases | 167 |
| Total number of ailments | 2,791 |
| Clinic. | Number of Sessions. | Attendances Individual Children. | Total Attendances. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | |
| (i) Ophthalmic | 111 | 62 | - | 669 | 413 | - | 1283 | 815 | - |
| (ii) Orthopaedic | 31 | 14 | - | 454 | 227 | - | 374 | - | |
| 41 | 42 | - | 34 | - | 639 | 498 | - | ||
| (if) Remedial Exercises | 91 | - | 46 | - | 1426 | - | 870 | ||
| (f) Aural | 48 | — | — | 703 | — | — | - | - | |
| - | — | 250 | - | — | 475 | — | — | ||
A = Newbury Hall. B = Mayesbrook. C = A11 Saints Hall.
Note.—(i) 626 children were prescribed and provided with glasses, of
which 4 were supplied free.
(it) 9 children of school age were admitted to the Country
branch of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at
Stanmore and 8 discharged. 41 children were supplied
with appliances.
(vi) 54 cases referred for X-ray and Electro-Cardiogram and
47 for Blood Sedimentation Rate.
School Dentists.—Of 13,448 inspections by the Dentist (including
special cases), 7,763 (or 61 per cent.), were found to require treatment,
compared with 9,223 (or 61 per cent.) in 1942, 8,289 (or 65 per cent.) in 1941,
5,583 (or 56 per cent.) in 1940, 10,491 (or 58 per cent.) in 1939.
In addition to the ordinary dental work of fillings and extractions,
80 regulation plates, and 4 dentures were supplied. 984 visits were made
by children to the Dental Clinic for regulation purposes.
The amount of dental disease present in children at various ages is shown
by the following table relating to school children inspected by the school
Dentists:—