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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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Special Clinics.—Attendances at the various Clinics during 1944, are set out in the following table:-
| Clinic. | Number of Sessions. | Attendances Individual Children. | Total Attendances. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | A. | B. | C. | |
| (i) Ophthalmic | 99 | 49 | - | 539 | 322 | - | 999 | 604 | - |
| (ii) Orthopaedic | 41 | 18 | — | 484 | 249 | — | 841 | 437 | — |
| 45 | 49 | - | 22 | 21 | - | 345 | 273 | ||
| 90 | - | 50 | 75 | - | 59 | 875 | - | 619 | |
| (v) Aural | 37 | — | — | 583 | — | — | 694 | - | - |
| (vi) Rheumatism | 25 | - | — | 231 | - | — | 401 | - | - |
A=Newbury Hall. B = Mayesbrook. C = All Saints Hall.
Note.—(i) 586 children were prescribed and provided with glasses, of
which 11 were supplied free.
(ii) 6 children of school age were admitted to the Country
branch of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at
Stanmore and 5 discharged. 26 children were supplied
with appliances.
(iii) 49 cases referred for X-ray and Electro-Cardiogram and
36 for Blood Sedimentation Rate.
School Dentists.—Of 11,048 inspections by the DentiBt (including
special cases), 5,914 (or 53 per cent.), were found to require treatment,
compared with 7,763 (or 61 per cent.) in 1943, 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,
51 regulation plates, and 2 dentures were supplied. 633 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:—
| Age groups (in years) | No. of inspections of children | No. referred for treatment. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1,181 | 609 | 50.6 |
| 6 | 1,382 | 854 | 61.7 |
| 7 | 1,221 | 745 | 61.0 |
| 8 | 1,352 | 818 | 60.5 |
| 9 | 1,586 | 868 | 54.7 |
| 10 | 1,315 | 723 | 55.0 |
| 11 | 810 | 439 | 54.2 |
| 12 | 688 | 352 | 51.2 |
| 13 | 757 | 430 | 56.8 |
| 14-15 | 154 | 81 | 52.6 |
Full details of the dental work are shown in Table IV.