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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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 | |
Ringworm (i) Scalp | ||
(ii) Body | 1 | 9 |
Scabies | — | 1 |
Impetigo | 12 | 2 |
Other Skin Diseases | 230 | 21 |
Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint | 168 | 20 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | — | 1,896 |
Total | 168 | 1,016 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were | ||
(a) Prescribed | — | 943 |
(b) Obtained | - | 965 |
Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated | ||
---|---|---|
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
Received operative treatment | ||
(a) for diseases of the ear | — | 4 |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 396 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 12 |
Received other forms of treatment | 103 | 160 |
Total | 103 | 572 |
Group 4.—O rthopaedic and Postural Defects.
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
---|---|---|
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | - | 12 |
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments | - | 530 |