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Ilford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 168
- Tables
- 104
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The following Table shows the death-rates for 1960 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: -
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE I.- VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1960 AND PREVIOUS YEARS
Year Resident population, estimated to middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net (a) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate (b) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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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 1960.
Rate per 1.000 Population Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births Death rate per million Population Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Live Births Stillbirths Deaths (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 1960
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 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 1960. Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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(xi) CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. - Infant Welfare Centres are held at the following premises:-
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(iv) COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE. -The Borough Engineer also kindly supplied the following information:-
Total amount of refuse collected and disposed of Collection of Salvage:— Tons 53,028 Tons Income -
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*Includes 114 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1960.
Notices served:— Statutory: — Served Complied with -
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDS JANUARY I960 - DECEMBER I960
Average Daily Concentrations Mg/of SO3/day collection by l00sq.cm. of Batch APbO2 (Louvered cover) Monthly Depoaits TONS per Sq. MILE Smoke in cubic metre Sulphur Dioxide in parts per 100 millions WATER (litzes) P.H. value WATER Insoluble matter ASH Other Combustible matter WATER Soluble matter S.01 -
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The following results were obtained:-
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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In 1960, 31 samples were submitted for examination with the following results:-
No. of Samples Ministry of Health Provisional grade. % of Total Unsatisfactory Samples. -
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The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1960.
Type of Property Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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The total numbers of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1959 and 1 960 were as follows:-
1959 1960 -
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TABLE in. - CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE YEAR 1 960.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages — Years Total Cases Notified in each Ward *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital *Total Deaths Under 1 year 1 and under 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clement swood Mayfield Coodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Rarkingside N. Hainault Seven Kings S. 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:-
Year Population No. of Persons added to list (all forms) Deaths fall forms) No. of Persons on register 31st December -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1960:-
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district: -
Respiratory Tuberculosis Non- Respiratory Tuberculosis -
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Of the 8 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 7 of the cases. In the other case the presence of tuberculosis was discovered as a result of post-mortem.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1960 was as follows:-
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Romford.- The Annexe, Oldchurch Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford:-
Males Females -
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Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital, Alnwick Road, London. E.16.
Males Females -
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The following medical examinations were carried out during 1960:-
Officers Servants -
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1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers 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").
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of work Section 110 Section 111 No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110(1)(c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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STILLBIRTHS 1960
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery in Nursing Home Delivery at Home Delivery in Hospital TOTAL -
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INFANT DEATHS 1960.
Cause of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 4 Weeks 1-3 Months 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months TOTAL -
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:-
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The following table shows the comparison for 11 ford, England and Wales and London for the past 10 years: —
Year Ilford England and Wales London -
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The figures for the past 10 years are as follows: —
Year Number Rate -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years: —
Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Year Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(d) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1960:—
Situation Accommodation (Children) Average daily attendance during 1960 No. of days "In Quarantine" Reasons for "Quarantine" with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. 1960 Chicken Pox Mumps Whooping Cough Scarlet Fever -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act: —
(a) (b) Premises Child-minders -
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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 Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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Sessions Average Attendance -
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The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years, the Kenwood Gardens Clinic replacing Newbury Hall from the 1st February, 1960.
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The 255 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects:-
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C D A B C D -
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19 sessions were held and 78 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 186 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with advice or for other reasons Discharged No treatment Cored Referred Hospital, Doctor or Clinic Still attending Total -
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OPHTHALMIC CLINICS. - Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1960 were as follows, Kenwood Gardens Clinic replacing Valentines from February: —
Valentines Clinic Kenwood Gardens Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Total -
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ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC. - The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances Discharged Cured Much Improved Left District etc. -
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The conditions treated were as follows:—
Conditions Cases A B -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years. No. of primary inoculations: —
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No. of re-inoculations:—
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Kenwood Gardens Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Infant Welfare Centres *General Practitioners -
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Premises No. of Sessions Injections given first Second Third -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years: —
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The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year —
First Attendances Subsequent Attendances No, of Sessions Average Attendance per Session -
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ANTE-NATAL CLINICS. - The following is a summary of the attendance at the ante-natal Clinics during 1960 for patients booked for confinement in hospital:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Doctors Midwives -
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During 1960 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded: —
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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CONVALESCENT FACILITIES. - The following tables show the number of persons sent away for convalescence during 1960: — (a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of Cases No. of weeks' stay Remarks -
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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 Home No. of weeks' stay Total Cases 2 3 -
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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 1960:—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.60 on loan at 31.12.59 loaned or reloaned in 1960 on loan at 31.12.60 -
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The attendances during the year 1960 were as follows: —
No. of Sessions Attendances New Cases Re-attendances -
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The following shows the assistance given by the Association during the year-
No. of persons assisted Total No. of grants made -
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The number of cases treated at the Clinics during 1960 was as follows:—
Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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The forms of dental treatment provided were:—
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided, repaired and remade Local General Complete Partial -
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The following shows the present distribution centres with the days and times they are open: —
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MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) Minor Ailments Clinics.- The attendances during 1960 were as follows:-
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:-
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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SUMMARY OF CASES SEEN
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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A - Kenwood Gardens. B - Mayesbrook. C - Manford Way. 18 children of school age were admitted to East Ham Memorial Hospital. Particulars as follows:-
No. of Cases Operation -
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Feet were examined for cleanliness, deformities of bone and skin abnormalities. Childrenfound to have corns and verrucae who were not being treated privately were referred to the Chiropodist's clinic or local hospital.
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Details of attendances:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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Details of attendances:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances Discharged Cured Much Improved Left District etc. -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:-
Defects Treated Cases A B -
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The following table shows the work of the Clinic-
No. Diagnosed -
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The defects treated were as follows:-
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During the year 6 children were discharged for the following reasons:-
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The following is a table showing the work undertaken at the Child Guidance Clinic during 1960:-
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During the 12 months ended December 31st 1960there have been 89 new cases (as compared with 68 in 1959 and 46 in 1958). These 89 have been made up as follows:-
Recommended by Under 5 years Over 5 years Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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The treatment issued or prescribed has been made up as follows:-
No. of Cases -
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IV. Analysis and Comparison of Results
Dexten Dexamphet-amine (Short acting) Pot. Cit. Phenobar-bitone or Sedative Routine or chart only Bed-buzzer Total -
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The number of children coming within these categories and their disposition as on the 31st December, I960, 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.
CATECOBY Number of children of school age on 31st December 1960, formally ascertained as handicapped pupils and requiring special educational treatment (s.e.t.) Attending day special school Awaiting placement in day special school Attending residential special school Awaiting placement in residential special school Attending boarding homes Awaiting placement in boarding homes Attending independent schools Awaiting placement in independent schools Attending hospital schools Awaiting placement in hospital schools Receiving Education in hospital under Section 56 Receiving home tuition under Section 56 Awaiting home tuition under Section 56 Total No. of children of school age requiring s.e.t. -
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MEDICALEXAMINATION OF TEACHERS, OFFICERS AND SERVANTS. - The following examinations were carried out during 1960:-
Officers Servants Teachers Intending Teachers Total -
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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) (1) For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table HA (3) Total individual pupils (4) -
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NOTE. - All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the datp of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease (1) Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection (2) Special Inspection (3) Periodic Inspection (4) Special Inspection (5) -
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B. - CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONTRITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS.
Age Groups inspected (by year of birth) Number of Pupils Inspected No. whose condition was classified Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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This return relates to individual pupils and not to Instances of infestation.
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GROUP 1. - DISEASES OF THE SKIN (EXCLUDING UN-CLEANLINESS, FOR WHICH SEE TABLE III).
Number of New Cases Treated during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 2. - EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 3. - DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 4. - ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 5. - CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT.
Number of cases treated In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics Elsewhere -
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GROUP 6. - SPEECH THERAPY
By the Authority Otherwise -
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GROUP 7. - OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY
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Area Dental Officer: E.V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
Number Aggregate 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 Treatment (1) Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority (2) Under arrangements made with R.H.B. &c. (3) -
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(i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1.
Staff Number Aggregate 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.
1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 -
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Age Groups Age Groups
5-6 Years 6-7 Years 7—8 Years 8-9 Years 9—10 Y ears 10—11 Years 11-12 Years 12-13 Years 13-14 Years 14—15 Years 15-16 Years 16-17 Years 17-18 Years Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Ueight (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Averatrc Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (m Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes)