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Ilford 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

Published
1960
Pages
173
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    PART III SERVICES. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACTS, 1946-57.
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    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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    The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:-
    MalesFemales
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    The number of deaths of non-residents registered in the district was as follows:-
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    The number of deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in other districts during the year was as follows, and includes deaths at the following Institutions:-
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    The following Table shows the death-rates for 1959 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:-
    IlfordEngland and Wales
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    TABLE I. - VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1959 AND PREVIOUS YEARS
    YearResident population, estimated to middle of each YearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNet Deaths belonging to the District
    Uncorrected NumberNet (a)of Non-Residents registered in the Districtof Residents not registered in the DistrictUnder 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRateNumberRate (b)
    NumberRate per 1,000 Net BirthsNumberRate
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE IA Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, London (Admin. County), and of England and Wales for the Year 1959.
    Rate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) BirthsRate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1,000 Related Live BirthsDeath rate per million Population
    Whooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaAcute PoliomyelitisPneumonia
    Live BirthsStillbirthsDeaths (all ages)Deaths under 1 year
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    Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1959
    CAUSES OF DEATHNet Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and nnder 75 years75 years and upwards
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    King George Hospital .- The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation:-
    Total number of Beds at 31st December 1959.Pay Reds 14Other PatientsChildren
    MedicalSurgical
    Beds 7MaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDS JANUARY 1959 - DECEMBER 1959
    Average Daily ConcentrationsMG. of SO1/day collection by 100 sq.cm. of Hatch A Pb02 (Lonvered cover)Monthly DepositsTONS per Sq. MILE
    Smoke in MG. per cubic metreSulphur Dioxide in parts per 100 millionsWATER (litres)P.H valueWATER Insoluble matterASHOther Combustible matterWATER soluble matterS.O4
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    The following results were obtained:-
    Grade of MilkTotalSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryRemarks on unsatisfactory results
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    In 1959, 24 samples were sub mitted for examination with the following results:-
    No. of SamplesMinistry of Health Provisional grade.% of TotalUnsatisfactory Samples.
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    The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1959.
    Type of PropertyTotal
    Local AuthorityDwelling HousesAgriculturalAll other (including Business and Industrial)
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    The total numbers of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1958 and 1959 were as follows:-
    19581959
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    TABLE III.- CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE YEAR 1959.
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASEAt all AgesNumber of Cases Notified At Ages - yearsTotal Cases Notified in each Ward*Total Cases Admitted to Hospital*Total Deaths
    Under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsCranbrookParkLoxfordCleraentswoodMayfieldGoodmayesFairlopClayhallBarkingsideN. HainaultSeven KingsS. Hainault
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    The population of Ilford has not varied greatly during the past five years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show:-
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    Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1959:-
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    MFMFMFMF
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    Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:-
    Respiratory TuberculosisNon-Respiratory Tuberculosis
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    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
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    The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1959 was as follows:-
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
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    The following are the V.D. Treatment Centres situate nearest to Ilford:-
    Romford.-The Annexe, Oldchurch Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford:-
    MalesFemales
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    Albert Dock Seamen’s Hospital, AlnwickRoad, London, E. 16.
    MalesFemales
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    The following medical examinations were carried out during 1959:-
    OfficersServants
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    Dr. H. Ramsay, the Medical Director, has kindly supplied me with the following details.
    1. Number X-rayed (Miniature Film):
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspector s).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of Cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
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    OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
    Nature of workSection 110Section 111
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110(1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
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    STILLBIRTHS 1959
    Cause of StillbirthDelivery in Nursing HomeDelivery at HomeDelivery in HospitalTOTAL
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    INFANT DEATHS 1959.
    Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTOTAL
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    The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows: -
    YearNo. of Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1, 000 Registered Live Births
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    The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales and London for the past 10 years:-
    YearIlfordEngland and WalesLondon
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    The figures for the past 10 years are as follows:-
    YearNumberRate
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    The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:-
    YearLegitimate infantsIllegitimate Infants
    Live BirthsPercentage of Registered BirthsDeathsRate per 1,000 Legitimate Live BirthsLive BirthsPercentage of Registered BirthsDeathsRate per 1, 000 Illegitimate Live Births
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    The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1959:-
    SituationDate of OpeningAccommodation (Children)Average Daily Attendance during 1959No. of Days "in Quarantine"Reasons far Quarantinewith Number of CasesNo. on Waiting List at 31 st Dec.
    Chicken PoxMumpsMeaslesGerman Measles
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    The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:
    (a) Premises(b) Child-minders
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    During the year the following attendances were recorded:-
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    The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:-
    Total No. of attendances of InfantsFirst attendancesTotal No. of children on roll on 31st December
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    The following are the figures for each Centre:-
    SessionsAverage Attendance
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    SessionsAverage Attendance
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    The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendances
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    The 259 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects:-
    DiagnosisNew CasesOld Cases
    ABCABC
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    PAEDIATRIC CLINIC.- Dr. A. Russell, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion, 23 sessions were held and 101 new cases were examined, having been referred from the Infant Welfare Centres, Schools and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 224 attendances were made.
    DiagnosisDischarged ImprovedDischarged with advice or for other reasonsDischarged No treatmentCuredReferred Hospital, Doctor or ClinicStill attendingTotal
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    OPHTHALMIC CLINICS.- Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1959 were as follows:-
    Valentines ClinicMayesbrook ClinicManford Way ClinicTotal
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    ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.- The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendancesDischarged
    CuredMuch ImprovedLeft District etc.
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    The conditions treated were as follows:-
    ConditionsCases
    AB
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    The following table shows the figures over the past five years.
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    WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION.- The following are the details of the number of children immunised against whooping cough at the Valentines and Mayesbrook Clinics where sessions were held for this purpose and at the Newbury Hall and Manford Way Infant Welfare Centres, together with records of such courses completed by general practitioners.
    Valentines ClinicMayesbrook ClinicNewbury Hall and Manford Way Clinics*General Practitioners
    Inoculations (full course)Reinoculations (one only)AttendancesInoculations (full course)Reinoculations (one only)AttendancesInoculations (full course)Reinoculations (one only)AttendancesInoculations (full course)Reinoculations (one only)
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    The statistics given below show the vaccinations carried out by our medical staff:-
    PremisesNo. of SessionsInjections given
    FirstSecondThird
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    The following table shows the figures over the past five years:-
    19551956195719581959
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    During 1959 Ante-Natal Clinics conducted by the Domiciliary Midwives were held weekly at Valentines Mansion and fortnightly at Mayesbrook Clinic and Manford Way Clinic. The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year:-
    Valentines ClinicMayesbrook ClinicManford Way Clinic
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    ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.- The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1959 for patients booked for confinement in hospital:-
    Maternity HospitalMayesbrook ClinicManford Way Clinic
    DoctorsMidwives
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    During 1959 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded:-
    Maternity HospitalMayesbrook ClinicManford Way Clinic
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    (a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
    Name of HomeNo. of casesNo. of weeks' stayRemarks
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    (b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e., other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
    Name of HomeNo. of weeks' stayTotal Cases
    2345
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    LOAN OF SICK ROOM EQUIPMENT.- The considerable demand for equipment continues and the following table shows the issues from the Public Health Offices during 1959.
    Articles LoanedNumber of ArticlesArticles in store at 31.12.59
    on loan at 31.12.58loaned or reloaned in 1959on loan at 31.12.59
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    The following shows the assistance given by the Association during the year:-
    No. of persons AssistedTotal No. of Grants made
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    The number of cases treated at the Clinic during 1959 was as follows:-
    ExaminedNeeding TreatmentTreatedMade Dentally Fit
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    The forms of dental treatment provided were:-
    ExtractionsAnaestheticsFillingsScaling or Scaling and Gum treatmentSilver Nitrate treatmentDressingsRadiographsDentures provided, repaired and remade
    LocalGeneral
    CompletePartial
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    The following shows the present distribution centres, with the days and times they are open:-
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    The following table summarises the attendances of school children:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendances
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    The following table summarises the attendances of school children:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendances
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    SUMMARY OF CASES SEEN
    DiagnosisNew CasesOld Cases
    ABCABC
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    Details of attendances:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendances
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    Details of attendances:-
    ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendancesDischarged
    CuredMuch ImprovedLeft District etc.
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    The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:-
    Defects TreatedCases
    AB
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    The following table shows the work of the Clinic:-
    No. Diagnosed
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    The following is a table showing the work undertaken at the Child Guidance Clinic during 1959: —
    31st December
    Previous YearPresent Year
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    31st December
    Previous YearPresent Year
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    31st December
    Previous YearPresent Year
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    During the 12 months ended December 31 st 1959, there have been 68 new cases (as compared with 46 last year) made up as follows:-
    Recommended byUnder 5 yearsOver 5 years
    BoysGirlsBoysGirls
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    The number of children coming within these categories and their disposition as on the 31st December, 1959, are tabulated in the following table in accordance with the Handicapped Pupils Regulations, 1953, and amended by the Handicapped Pupils and Special Schools Regulations, 1959, operative with effect from 1st April, 1959.
    CATEGORYNumber of children of school age on 31st December 1959, formerly ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special educational treatment (s.e.t.)
    Attending day special schoolAwaiting placement in day special schoolAttending residential special schoolAwaiting placement in residential special schoolAttending boarding homesAwaiting placement in boarding homesAttending independent schoolsAwaiting placement in independent schoolsAttending hospital schoolsAwaiting placement in hospital schoolsReceiving Education in hospital under Section 56Receiving home tuition under Section 56Awaiting home tuition under Section 56Total No. of children of school age requiring s.e.t.
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    TABLE I. Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools including (Special Schools).
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    (No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total on column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sums of columns (2) and (3). )
    Age Groups inspected (by year of birth)For defective vision(excluding squint)For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIATotal individual pupils
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE II. A. - RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1959. NOTE. - All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
    Defect Code No.Defect or DiseaseNumber of Defects Requiring TreatmentNumber of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment
    Periodic InspectionSpecial InspectionPeriodic InspectionSpecial Inspection
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    B. - CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.
    Age Groups inspected (by year of birth)Number of Pupils InspectedNo. whose condition was classified
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
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    TABLE III. INFESTATION WITH VERMIN. All cases of infestation, however slight, are recorded. This return relates to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
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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 AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
    Number of cases dealt with
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
    Number of cases treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
    Number of cases treated
    In the Authority's Child Guidance ClinicsElsewhere
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    GROUP 6. - SPEECH THERAPY
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    GROUP 7. - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
    New cases treated
    By the AuthorityOtherwise
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    TABLE V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY
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    Divisional School Medical Officer: I. Gordon, M.D., Ch.B., M.R.C.P. (Lond. ), D.P.H. Senior Dental Officer: E.V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
    NumberAggregate staff in terms of full-time officers employed in the School Health Service
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    III. - TYPE OF EXAMINATION AND/OR TREATMENT provided at the School Clinics returned in Section II. either directly by the Authority or under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.
    Examination and/or TreatmentNumber of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided
    Directly by the AuthorityUnder arrangements made with R.H.B. &c.
    (1)(2)(3)
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    (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1.
    StaffNumberAggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers
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    Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Boys and Girls Examined. Owing to a change in the Presentation of Ministry of Education Returns whereby Periodic Medical Inspections are recorded in Years of Birth, from and Including 1958, the Figures recorded below cannot be compared with the Groups in previous years.
    1954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942