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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Group 1.— Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).

Group 1.— Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).

Number of New Cases Treated during the year
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Ringworm (i) Scalp--
(ii) Body--
Scabies--
Impetigo43
Other Skin Diseases16333

Table: Group 2.— Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Group 2.— Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.

Number of cases dealt with
By the AuthorityOtherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint16017
Errors of Refraction (including squint)-1,895
Total1601,912
Number of pupils for whom spectacles were
(a) Prescribed-981
(b) Obtained-952

Table: Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.

Number of cases treated
By the AuthorityOtherwise
Received operative treatment
(a) for diseases of the ear-1
(b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis-392
(c) for other nose and throat conditions-1
Received other forms of treatment6385
Total63479

Table: Group 4.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

Group 4.— Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

By the AuthorityOtherwise
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals-15
(b) Number treated otherwise, e.g., in clinics or out-patients departments63501