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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics | Elsewhere | |
| Number of individual pupils treated at child Guidance Clinics | 163 | 4 |
Group 6.—Speech Therapy.
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists for the first time. | 72 | 3 |
Group 7.—Other Treatment Given.
| New cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
| (a) Miscellaneous minor ailments | 497 | 786 |
| (b) Other | ||
| (1) Heart and Rheumatism | — | 173 |
| (2) Sunlight Treatment | — | 72 |
| (3) Massage and Remedial Exercises | — | 244 |
| (4) Enuresis | 97 | 4 |
| (5) Hernias | — | 14 |
| (6) Major Respiratory Diseases | — | 10 |
| (7) Major Digestive Diseases | — | 12 |
| (8) Major Injuries | — | 31 |
| (9) Other Major Diseases | — | 29 |
| Total | 594 | 1,375 |
TABLE V.
Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority.
| (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:— | |
| (a) Periodic age groups | 3,702 |
| (b) Specials | 2,157 |
| Total (1) | 5,859 |
| (2) Number found to require treatment | 4,404 |
| (3) Number referred for treatment | 4,404 |
| (4) Number actually treated | 4,349 |