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Ilford 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: OPHTHALMIC CLINICS.- Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1959 were as follows:-

OPHTHALMIC CLINICS.- Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1959 were as follows:-

Valentines ClinicMayesbrook ClinicManford Way ClinicTotal
Number of children who attended484313104
Number of pairs of spectacles prescribed1820442
Total number of attendances made837925187

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EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC.- The E.N.T.
Surgeon attended at 45 sessions during 1959. 42 attendances
were made by 28 children of pre-school age. 4 children
were operated upon for removal of tonsils and adenoids at
King George Hospital, Ilford, and 3 at the Chadwell Heath
Hospital.

Table: ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.- The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:-

ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.- The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:-

ClinicSessionsNew CasesOld CasesAttendancesDischarged
CuredMuch ImprovedLeft District etc.
Newbury Hall4511135321
Mayesbrook47-822322
Totals9211957643

Table: The conditions treated were as follows:-

The conditions treated were as follows:-

ConditionsCases
AB
Anaemia, Debility, Malnutrition and Catarrh55
Bronchitis41
Chilblains-2
Other conditions3-
Totals128

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A.- Newbury Hall. B.- Mayesbrook.