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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Result of final Schick test in 1944 of cases inoculated in 1943:
| Newbury Hall. | Mayesbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive and re-inoculated | 2 | 3 |
| Negative | 86 | 56 |
446 individual children were treated (259 at Newbury Hall and 187
at Mayesbrook) making 2,328 attendances (1,307 and 1,021 respectively).
Since June, 1932, children under 8 years of age have not been Schick
tested prior to immunisation, unless there was some particular reason to
suppose that the child might give a combined reaction to the Schick test.
Since the first introduction of immunisation against Diphtheria in Ilford in 1929, 9,594 children of school age, and 11,322 children under school age have been immunised.
| No. of cases at beginning of 1944. | No. of cases reported during 1944. | Total. | Remedied during 1944. | No. of cases under observation at end of 1944. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm:— | |||||
| Scalp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Body | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
Following Up.—During 1944, 4,514 home visits by the School Nurses
were paid for the purpose, and 3,237 re-examinations of children (some on
several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school; 62 visits to
schools were made for this purpose alone, and other children were seen at
the visits for routine medical inspection.
Medical Treatment.
(a)
| Newbury Hall | Mayesbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of individual children seen | 1,142 | 1,237 |
| Number of attendances of children | 1,717 | 2,154 |
| Number of exclusion certificates granted | 484 | 681 |
| Number of certificates of fitness to attend school granted | 440 | 502 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:-
| Subnormal Nutrition | 287 |
| Uncleanliness:— | |
| Head | 334 |
| Skin:— | |
| Ringworm:— | |
| Head | - |
| Body | 3 |
| Scabies | 128 |
| Impetigo | 130 |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 336 |
| Eye:- | |
| Blepharitis | 28 |
| Conjunctivitis | 40 |
| Keratitis | 1 |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 215 |
| Squint | 12 |
| Other conditions | 60 |