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Ilford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Paediatric Clinic.—The Consultant Paediatrician continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion during the year. 23 sessions were held and 82 new cases were examined, having been referred from the Infant Welfare Centres, Schools and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 151 attendances were made.
| Diagnosis | Discharged Improved | Discharged with Advice or for Other Reasons | Discharged no Treatment | Discharged Cured | Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic | Still attending | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascariasis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Asthma | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Asthmatic bronchitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Behaviour difficulties | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cphalhaemaloma | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cervical adenitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chronic antritis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Colic | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital heart disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Constipation | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enuresis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Facial palsy | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Feeding problem | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fibrocystic disease of pancreas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hemihypertrophy | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hernia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hypospadias | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Intracranial haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningomyelocele | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mentally retarded | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Mongol | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mongolian blue spot | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Naevus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Normal child—N.A.D. | — | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Obesity | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Persistent inctopic suture | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pes cavus | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pilonidal sinus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Posseting | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Recurrent parotitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rumination | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Spastic diplegia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Sterno-mastoid tumour | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Teething | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | I |
| Tonsils and Adenoids | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Torticollis | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Uncertain | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Undernourishment | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Undescended testes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Unresolved pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Upper respiratory infection | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Vomiting | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 | 15 | 11 | — | 30 | 21 | 82 |