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Ilford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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- 1955
- Pages
- 108
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- 97
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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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The ages at death were as follows: —
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years and upwards -
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Death Rates from Tuberculosis and Cancer, 1954 The following Table shows the death-rates for 1954 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General: —
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE I.— Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1954 and Previous Years
Year Resident population, estimated to middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net (a) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate (ft) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE I a Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and Wales for the Year 1954 (Provisional figures)
Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births Death rate per million Population Rate per 1,000 Live Births Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Enteritis and Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Live Births Stillbirths Deaths (all ages) Deaths under 1 year -
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1954
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 years and upwards -
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King George Hospital. —The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation: —
Total number of Beds at 31st December 1954 Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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(iv) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The following is a summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
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The following is a summary:—
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The following results were obtained:—
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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repeated alter unsatisfactory results. In 1954, 32 samples were submitted for examination with the following results:—
No. of Samples Ministry of Health Provisional grade. % of Total Unsatisfactory Samples. -
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(ii) Food Hygiene. The following gives the numbers of food premises in the area by the type of business:—
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The Council has appointed a whole-time Rodent operative, who commenced his duties on 1st January, 1951. The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1954:—
Type of Property Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1953 and 1954 were as follows:—
1953 1954 -
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TABLE III.—Corrected Notifications of Infectious Diseases for the Year 1954
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital *Total Deaths Under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfield Goodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Hainault Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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The population of the town has altered little during the past five years and it is interesting to compare the figures of the persons added to the list and the deaths which have occurred during the same period:—
Year Population No. of Persons added to list (all forms) Deaths (all forms) -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1954:—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
Respiratory Tuberculosis Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis -
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Of the 27 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 21 of the cases. In the remaining six cases the cause of death was only discovered as a result of post-mortem, in five instances, one being notified after death. The other case was not notified, the presence of tuberculosis having been ascertained only one week prior to death.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Visitors. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors once during the year; 1,247 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:—
Pulmonary Cases Other Cases -
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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1954 was as follows:
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Dr. Hugh Ramsay, the Medical Director, kindly supplied me with particulars as follows:— Number of films taken:—
Miniature Large Male Female Male Female -
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Findings with regard to Tuberculosis in the above groups:—
Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis:— Males Females -
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The following are the V.D. Treatment Centres situate nearest to Ilford:—
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Examination of Officers and Servants. The following medical examinations were carried out during 1954:—
Officers Servants -
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1— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises (1) Number of Inspections (2) Written Notices (3) Occupiers prosecuted (4) -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
Particulars Number of Defects No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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The following table shows the causes of the 55 stillbirths notified where the usual residence of the parents was in Ilford:— Stillbirths, 1954
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery in Nursing Home Delivery by County Council Midwife at Home Delivery in Hospital Total -
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The following table gives the deaths ot infants under one year ot age, classified according to age: — Infant Deaths—1954
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 -4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1—3 months 3-6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total -
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales and London for the past 10 years:—
Year. Ilford England and Wales London -
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The figures tor the past 49 years were as follows:—
Year Number Rate Year Number Rate -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:—
Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Year Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(e) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1954:—
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily Attendance during 1954 No. of Days in Quarantine Reasons for Quarantine with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. Chicken Pox Whooping Cough Mumps Measles Diarrhoea and Vomiting -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:—
(a) Premises (b) Child-minders -
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:—
Total No. of attendances of Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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713 sessions were held during the year, the average attendance at each session being 53 mothers with their infants. The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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The 257 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B c A B C -
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25 sessions were held and 141 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 293 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 -
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Ophthalmic Clinics.—Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Oculist during 1954 were as follows:—
Valentines Mansion Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Total -
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R heumatism C linic.—33 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 24 children under 5 years of age, 15 being new cases, made 27 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—
Condition New Old Total -
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The conditions treated were as follows:—
Conditions Cases A B -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.— Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1954, to 31st December, 1954.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Grand Totals All Clinics School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total -
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During 1954, 67 private doctors were supplied with prophylactic for the immunisation of 2,453 children and record cards were received from general practitioners as follows:—
Under 5 Over 5 -
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The following table is submitted to show the figures over the past five years:—
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Whooping Cough Immunisation. The following are the details of the number of children immunised against whooping cough at the three Ilford clinics held for this purpose together with records of such courses completed by general practitioners.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic *General Practitioners Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years:—
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The following is a summary of the new cases examined by Dr. K. Playfair:—
Condition Post-Natal Ante- Natal -
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During 1954 Ante-Natal Clinics conducted by the Domiciliary Mid-wives were held weekly at Valentines Mansion and fortnightly at Mayesbrook Clinic and Manford Way Clinic. The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year:—
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Ante-Natal Clinics .—The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1954: —
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Doctors Midwives -
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During 1954 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded:—
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of week's stay Remarks -
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(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e., other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
Name of Home No. of week's stay Total Cases 1 2 3 4 5 -
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Loan of Sick Room Equipment .—The increasing demand for equipment continues and the following table shows the issues from the Public Health Offices during 1954: —
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.54 on loan at 31.12.53 loaned or reloaned in 1954 on loan at 31.12.54 -
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The following shows the assistance given by the Association during the year:—
No. of persons Assisted Total No. of Grants made -
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Examination of Officers and Servants .—The following medical examinations of Essex County Council staff were carried out during 1954:—
Officers Servants -
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The number of cases treated at the clinic during 1954 is as follows:—
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The forms of dental treatment provided were:—
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures Provided, repaired and remade Local General Complete Partial -
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The following shows the distribution centres in Ilford, with the days and times they are open:—
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Infectious Disease .—The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Ilford schools since 1949:—
Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German Measles Chicken Pox Mumps Whooping Cough -
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Medical Treatment. (a) Minor Ailments Clinics. —The attendances during 1954 were as follows:—
Newbury Hall Mayesbrook -
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
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The 1.837 children were not all suffering from grave defects of vision. The following table shows the vision in the worst eye, as tested by Snellen's Type:—
6/6 6/9 6/12 6/18 6/24 6/24 6/60 less than 6/60 -
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The 1,837 children were found to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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During 1954, 84 cases seen the previous year have continued their treatment, and 142 new cases have been seen. The total number of attendances per month can be seen in the table below, which is divided into two groups for convenience, those patients under five years of age and those over.
Month Number of Sessions New Cases Under Over 5 years Old Cases Under Over 5 years Total Attendances Under Over 5 years -
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There was one patient who failed to improve at all orthoptically who was discharged.
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The 640 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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10 Children of school age were admitted to hospitals. Particulars as follows:—
No. of Cases Operation Hospital -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:—
Defects Treated. Cases A B -
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AURAL CLINIC
Nature of Disease Still under treatment Recommended Hospital treatment Discharged as cured Discharged as improved Discharged as no treatment required Discharged as left district Discharged as left school Discharged Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or treated elsewhere Totals New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old -
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Rheumatism Clinic. The Physician attended 33 morning sessions during the year, and 162 children (80 of these being new cases) made 285 attendances. The 162 children were found to be suffering from the following conditions:—
Defects Found New Cases Old Cases Totals -
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The amount of dental disease present in children at various ages is shown by the following table relating to school children inspected by the School Dental Officers:—
Age Groups (in years) No. of Children inspected at School No. of Children referred for treatment No. of Children specially inspected at the Clinic Total number of Children referred for treatment -
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Treatment for Uncleanliness. —The School Nurses paid 227 visits to the schools (an average of 6 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of inspecting the heads and clothing of the children with the following results:—
Number of Individual Children Examined Number of Examinations of Children Number Infested Per cent. -
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R eturn of H andicapped P upils in the A rea on 31 st D ecember , 1954 (Aged 2-16 Years)
HANDICAPPED PUPILS. Blind, Partially Blind, Deaf Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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Medical Examination of Teachers, Officers and Servants.—The following examinations were carried out during 1954:—
Officers Servants Teachers Intending Teachers Total -
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1. Appointment List.—During the 12 months ended December 31st, 1954, there have been 77 new cases made up as follows:—
Recommended by Under 5 yrs. Over 5 yrs. Total Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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A.—Periodic Medical Inspections.
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(No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total on column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sum of columns (2) and (3).)
Group (1) For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table HA (3) Total individual pupils (4) -
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Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease (1) Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection (2) Special Inspection (3) Periodic Inspection (4) Special Inspection (5) -
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B.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
Age Group Number of Pupils Inspected A—(Good) B.—(Fair) C—(Poor) No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 -
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This return relates to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
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Group 1.—Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of New Cases Treated during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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G roup 2.—E ye D iseases , D efective V ision and S quint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
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Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.
Number of cases treated In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics Elsewhere -
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Group 6.—Speech Therapy.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 7.— Other Treatment Given.
New cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority.
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Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
Number Aggregate staff in terms of full-time officers employed in the School Health Service -
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III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School Clinics returned in Section II, either directly by the Authority or under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination md/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.
Examination and/or Treatment (1) Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority (2) Under arrangements made with R.H.B.&c. (3) -
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IV.—Child Guidance Centres. (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1
Staff Number Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers -
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Table VI.—Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1954.
SCHOOLS No. on Roll DISEASES AND CONTACTS Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German Measles Whooping Cough Chicken-pox Poliomyelitis Mumps Pneumonia Rheumatism Sonne-Dysen-tery Totals Cases Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Contacts -
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Table VII.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Boys and Girls Examined.
Age Groups Age Groups 5—6 Years 6—7 Years 7—8 Years 8—9 Years 9—10 Years 10—11 Years 11—12 Years 12—13 Years 13—14 Years 14—15 Years 15—16 Years 16—17 Years 17—18 Years Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height j (in Centimetres) Average Weight I (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height j (in Centimetres) Average Weight | (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes)