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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Number of cases dealt with
By the AuthorityOtherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint1129
Errors of Refraction (including squint)121 *247
Total132276
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed742*283
(b) Obtained946 *288
Total1,688571

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* Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the Supplementary
Ophthalmic Services.

Table: Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Number of cases treated
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear—16
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsilitis—203
(c) for other nose and throat conditions_21
Received other forms of treatment26214
Total262254

Table: Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals16
By the AuthorityOtherwise
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patient departments71147

Table: Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.

Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.

Number of cases treated
in the Authority's Child Guidance Clinicselsewhere
Number of pupils treated at child Guidance Clinics45012

Table: Group 6.—Speech Therapy.

Group 6.—Speech Therapy.

Number of cases treated
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists1303