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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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
Subnormal Nutrition | 364 |
Debility | 16 |
Uncleanliness:— | |
Head | 59 |
Body | |
Skin:— | |
Ringworm:— | |
Head | — |
Body | — |
Scabies | — |
Impetigo | 13 |
Dermatitis | 2 |
Urticaria | 3 |
Furunculosis | 18 |
Eczema | 6 |
Athletes Foot | 12 |
Warts | 107 |
Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 84 |
Eye:— | |
Blepharitis | 17 |
Conjunctivitis | 12 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 130 |
Squint | 20 |
Other conditions | 66 |
Ear:— | |
Defective Hearing | 26 |
Otitis Media | 14 |
Other Ear Diseases | 25 |
Nose and Throat:— | |
Chronic Tonsilitis only | 17 |
Adenoids only | 2 |
Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 48 |
Nasal Catarrh | 20 |
Nasal Obstruction | 9 |
Other conditions | 19 |
Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 32 |
Defective Speech | 28 |
Teeth—Dental Diseases | 178 |
Heart and Circulation:— | |
Functional | 2 |
Organic | — |
Anaemia | 8 |
Infectious Diseases:— | |
German Measles | 1 |
Measles | 1 |
Chicken Pox | 1 |
Mumps | 1 |
Colds and Coughs | 69 |
Influenza | 1 |
Lungs:— | |
Asthma | 12 |
Bronchitis | 5 |