Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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No. of cases at beginning of 1950 | No. of cases reported during 1950 | Total | Remedied during 1950 | No. of cases under observation at end of 1950 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scalp | — | — | — | — | — |
Body | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Following Up.— During 1950. 1,688 home visits by the School Nurses
were paid for the purpose, and 2,776 re-examinations of children (some on
several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school: 90 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 | 1,403 | 1,556 |
Number of attendances of children | 2,773 | 2.844 |
Number of exclusion certificates granted | 112 | 169 |
Number of certificates of fitness to attend school granted | 132 | 217 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
Subnormal Nutrition | 482 |
Debility | 12 |
Uncleanliness:— | |
Head | 129 |
Body | 1 |
Skin:— | |
Ringworm:— | |
Head | — |
Body | 1 |
Scabies | — |
Impetigo | 19 |
Dermatitis | 6 |
Urticaria | 13 |
Furunculosis | 36 |
Eczema | 8 |
Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 330 |
Eye:— | |
Blepharitis | 41 |
Conjunctivitis | 37 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 148 |
Squint | 29 |
Other conditions | 74 |
Ear:— | |
Defective Hearing | 27 |
Otitis Media | 20 |
Other Ear Diseases | 69 |