Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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STATISTICS. - The Ministry of Education Annual
Returns and the summary of heights and weights over a period
of 10 years are printed at the end of this Report.
MEDICAL TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments Clinics. - The attendances during 1961 were as follows:-
Kenwood Gardens | Mayesbrook | |
---|---|---|
Number of individual children seen | 281 | 338 |
Number of attendances of children | 423 | 647 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year.
Sub-normal Nutrition | 135 |
Debility | 64 |
Uncleanliness:- | |
Head | 33 |
Body | |
Skin:- | |
Ringworm:- | |
Head | |
Body | |
Scabies | 1 |
Impetigo | 3 |
Dermatitis | |
Urticaria | |
Furunculosis | 1 |
Eczema | 2 |
Athletes Foot | 1 |
Warts | 87 |
Other Skin Diseases | 40 |
Eye:- | |
Blepharitis | 6 |
Conjunctivitis | 8 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 75 |
Squint | 8 |
Other conditions | 42 |