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Ilford 1961

[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 GardensMayesbrook
Number of individual children seen281338
Number of attendances of children423647

The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year.

Sub-normal Nutrition135
Debility64
Uncleanliness:-
Head33
Body-
Skin:-
Ringworm:-
Head-
Body-
Scabies1
Impetigo3
Dermatitis-
Urticaria-
Furunculosis1
Eczema2
Athletes Foot1
Warts87
Other Skin Diseases40
Eye:-
Blepharitis6
Conjunctivitis8
Defective Vision (excluding Squint)75
Squint8
Other conditions42