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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 1955
[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 | 379 |
| Debility | 36 |
| Uncleanliness:- | |
| Head | 25 |
| Body | — |
| Skin:— | |
| Ringworm:- | |
| Head | 1 |
| Body | — |
| Scabies | 1 |
| Impetigo | 12 |
| Dermatitis | 2 |
| Urticaria | 1 |
| Furunculosis | 6 |
| Eczema | 3 |
| Athletes Foot | 5 |
| Warts | 122 |
| Other Skin Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | 91 |
| Eye:— | |
| Blepharitis | 12 |
| Conjunctivitis | 16 |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 110 |
| Squint | 6 |
| Other conditions | 78 |
| Ear:— | |
| Defective Hearing | 20 |
| Otitis Media | 9 |
| Other Ear Diseases | 8 |
| Nose and Throat:— | |
| Chronic Tonsilitis only | 3 |
| Adenoids only | 3 |
| Chronic Tonsilitis and Adenoids | 35 |
| Nasal Catarrh | 15 |
| Nasal Obstruction | 5 |
| Other conditions | 5 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | 17 |
| Defective Speech | 8 |
| Teeth—Dental Diseases | 125 |
| Heart and Circulation:— | |
| Functional | 2 |
| Organic | — |
| Anaemia | 4 |
| Infectious Diseases:— | |
| German Measles | 1 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 |
| Colds and Coughs | 83 |
| Influenza | 3 |
| Lungs:— | |
| Asthma | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 5 |