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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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B. —Classification of the G eneral Condition of P upils I nspected in the
A ge G roups.
| Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A.—(Good). | B.—(Fair). | C.—(Poor). | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of Col. 2. | No. | % of Col. 2. | No. | % of Col. 2. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| Entrants | 2,256 | 869 | 38.5 | 1,342 | 59.4 | 45 | 2.1 |
| Second Age Groups | 1,721 | 556 | 32.4 | 1,097 | 63.7 | 68 | 3.9 |
| Third Age Groups | 895 | 337 | 37.6 | 533 | 59.6 | 25 | 2.8 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | - | ||||||
| Total | 4,872 | 1,762 | 36.2 | 2,972 | 61.0 | 138 | 2.8 |
TREATMENT TABLES.
TABLE III.
Notes.—These Tables deal with all defects during the year, however they
were brought to the Authority's notice, i.e. whether by periodic inspection,
special inspection, or otherwise, during the year in question or previously.
Group I.—Minor Ailments (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see
Table v).
| (a) Skin. | Number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year |
|---|---|
| Ringworm—Scalp:— | |
| (i) X-Ray treatment | 4 |
| (ii) Other treatment | — |
| Ringworm—Body | 6 |
| Scabies | 44 |
| Impetigo | 131 |
| Other skin diseases | 222 |
| Eye Disease (External and other, but excluding errors of refractions, squint and cases admitted to Hospital.) | 140 |
| Ear Defects (Treatment for serious diseases of the ear, (e.g. operative treatment in Hospital) are not recorded here, but in the body of this Report.) | 109 |
| Miscellaneous | 436 |
| Total | 1,092 |
| (b) Total number of attendances at the Authority's Minor Ailments Clinics | 5,970 |