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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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G roup 5.—C hild G uidance T reatment.
| Number of cases treated | ||
|---|---|---|
| In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics | Elsewhere | |
| Number of individual pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics | 123 | 7 |
G roup 6.— S peech T herapy.
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapists for the first time. | 77 | 2 |
G roup 7. —O ther T reatment G iven.
| New cases treated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By the Authority | Otherwise | |||
| (a) | Miscellaneous minor ailments | 365 | 57 | |
| (b) | Other | |||
| (1) | Sunlight Treatment | 53 | - | |
| (2) | Massage and Remedial Exercises | 259 | 151 | |
| (3) | Enuresis | 79 | — | |
| (4) | Hernias | — | 12 | |
| (5) | Major Respiratory Diseases | — | 7 | |
| (6) | Major Digestive Diseases | — | 24 | |
| (7) | Major Injuries | — | 1 | |
| (8) | Other Major Diseases | — | 6 | |
| Total | 756 | 258 | ||
TABLE V.
| Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority. | ||
| (1) | Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:— | |
| 5,972 | ||
| 2,080 | ||
| Total (1) | 8,052 | |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 5,601 |
| (3) | Number referred for treatment | 5,601 |
| (4) | Number actually treated | 3,792 |