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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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Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
| (1) Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— | |
| Entrants0 | 1,965 |
| Second Age Group | 539 |
| Third Age Group | 1,192 |
| Total | 3,696 |
| (2) Number of Other Routine Inspections | Nil. |
| Grand Total | 3,696 |
| B.—Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections | 10,161 |
| Number of Children seen at "Rapid Surveys" at Schools | 13,464 |
Table II.
Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
| Age Groups | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 1,965 | 45 | 2.3 | 1,680 | 85.5 | 240 | 12.2 | — | — |
| Second Age-Group | 539 | 32 | 6.9 | 429 | 79.6 | 78 | 14.5 | — | — |
| Third Age-Group | 1,192 | 92 | 7.7 | 979 | 82.1 | 121 | 10.2 | — | — |
| Total | 3,698 | 169 | 4.5 | 3,088 | 83.6 | 439 | 11.9 | — | — |
Group I.—Treatment of Minor Ailments. (Excluding Uncleanliness), for
which see Table V.
Total Number of Defects treated or under treatment
during the year under the Authority' 8 Scheme 2,456
| Defect or Disease | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.) | 861 | 16 | 877 |
| Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| Total | 887 | 20 | 907 |
| No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— | |||
| (a) Prescribed | 586 | 16 | 602 |
| (b) Obtained | 686 | 16 | 602 |
All spectacles prescribed were obtained during the year, or in January,
1945.