[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 57

Ilford 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Ophthalmic Clinics.— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Oculist during 1955 were as follows: —

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Ophthalmic Clinics.— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Oculist during 1955 were as follows: —

	Valentines Mansion	Mayesbrook Clinic	Manford Way Clinic	Total
Number of children who attended	86	47	13	146
Number of pairs of spectacles prescribed	20	15	5	40
Total number of attendances made	140	90	19	249

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Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic—The E.N.T. Surgeon attended at 47
sessions during 1955 and 45 attendances were made by 27 children of preschool
age. 1 child was operated upon for removal of tonsils and adenoids
at King George Hospital, Ilford.

Table: Rheumatism Clinic.—31sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 23 children under 5 years of age,16being new cases, made 23 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—

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Rheumatism Clinic.—31sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 23 children under 5 years of age,16being new cases, made 23 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—

Condition	New	Old	Total
Congenital heart disease	-	1	1
No active rheumatic disease	1	—	1
Functional heart murmur	3	2	5
Other forms	12	4	10
Totals	16	7	23

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Number of cases referred for X-ray and Electrocardiograph 5

Table: Artificial Sunlight Clinic.— The following table summarises the attendances of children under5years:—

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Artificial Sunlight Clinic.— The following table summarises the attendances of children under5years:—

Clinic	Sessions	New Cases	Old Cases	Attendances	Discharged
Clinic	Sessions	New Cases	Old Cases	Attendances	Cured	Much Improved	Left District etc.
Newbury Hall	47	32	8	449	13	1	5
Mayesbrook	46	9	7	198	12	-	2
Totals	93	41	15	647	25	1	7

Table: The conditions treated were as follows:—

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The conditions treated were as follows:—

Conditions	Cases
Conditions	A	B
Anaemia, Debilitv, Malnutrition and Catarrh	17	10
Wide Fontanelle	4
Bronchitis	7	1
Other conditions	12	5
Totals	40	16

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A.—Newbury Hall. B.—Mayesbrook.

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Ilford 1955

Table: Ophthalmic Clinics.— Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Oculist during 1955 were as follows: —

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Table: Rheumatism Clinic.—31sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 23 children under 5 years of age,16being new cases, made 23 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—

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Table: Artificial Sunlight Clinic.— The following table summarises the attendances of children under5years:—

Table: The conditions treated were as follows:—

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