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 |
Scabies | — | 2 |
Impetigo | 8 | - |
Other Skin Diseases | 213 | 12 |
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 | 196 | 10 |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) | — | 1,907 |
Total | 196 | 1,917 |
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were | ||
(a) Prescribed | — | 936 |
(b) Obtained | — | 903 |
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 | — | 7 |
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis | - | 771 |
(c) for other nose and throat conditions | - | 6 |
Received other forms of treatment | 63 | 136 |
Total | 63 | 920 |
Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
By the Authority | Otherwise | |
---|---|---|
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals | - | 19 |
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinic* or out-patients departments | - | 541 |