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Ilford 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
- Published
- 1963
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- 170
- Tables
- 102
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The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour-
Males Females -
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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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same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:-
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE L - VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1962 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 At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate (b) Number o 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 1962.
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 1 Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Live Births Stillbirths Deaths (all ages) Deaths under 1 year -
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TABLE II. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1962.
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 /ears 5 and nnder 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and nnder 45 years 45 and nnder 65 years 65 and nnder 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 1962 Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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Milk Supplies to Maintained Schools. — These are sampled monthly and after unsatisfactory results. The following results were obtained:-
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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Samples for bacteriological examination are taken monthly from April to September and at regular intervals during the winter months as supplied by all manufacturers to mobile salesman and local retailers. Samples are repeated after unsatisfactory results. In 1962 27 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 gives the numbers of food premises in the area by the type of business:-
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The following is a ststment of the work carried out during 1962.
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 undermentioned infectious diseases during 1961 and 1962 were as follows:-
1961 1962 -
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TABLE III. - CORRECTED NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR THE YEAR 1962.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At ages — Years Total Cases Notified in each Ward Total Deaths Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfie Id Coodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Haiuault Seven Kings S. Halnault -
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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 (all forms) No. of Persons on register 31st December -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Illford residents during 1962:-
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 17 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 11 of the cases. In the. other cases 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 duringl962was as follows:-
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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The following are the V.D. Treatment Centres situate nearest to Ilford':- Romford. — The Annexe, Oldchurch Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford:-
Males Females -
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West Ham.-Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham Lane, Stratford, London,E.15:-
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Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital, Alnwick Road, London, E.16.:-
Males Females -
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EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS AND SERVANTS. The following medical examinations were carried out during 1962:-
Officers Servants -
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY. A mass radiography unit visited the Borough and was stationed at the Thompson Rooms on Mondays from 1st January to 16th July, 1962 and again from 17th September to the end of the year. The service is still in operation and Dr. H. Ramsey, the Medical Director, has kindly supplied me with the following details, relating to the period under review.
Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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A mobile unit also visited the Borough and was stationed at hotel car parks and operated at various times, including evenings, during the period 21st November to 18th December, 1962. The following details relate to this visit':-
Male Female Total -
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Male Female Total -
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PART I OF THE ACT. 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 133 and 134)
Nature of work Section 133 Section 134 No. of oat-workers in August list required by Section 133(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 Prose- cations (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) -
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The following table shows the causes of the 52 stillbirths notified where the usual residence of the parents was stated to be in Ilford:- STILLBIRTHS 1962.
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery at Home Delivery at Hospital TOTAL -
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INFANT DEATHS 1962.
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 Ilford, 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:-
Year Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants 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 1962:-
Situation Accommodation (Children) Average daily attendances during 1962 No. of days "In Quarantine* Reasons for "Quarantine* with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. 1962 Chicken Pox German Measles Scarlet Fever Measles -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:-
(a) (b) Premises Child-minders -
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Total number of attendances of infants 40,828
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the infant welfare centres for the past five years:-
Year Total No. of attendances of Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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856 sessions were held during the year, the average attendance per session being 48 mothers with their infants:- The following are the figures for each centre:-
Sessions Average Attendance -
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ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC. — The following table summarises the the attendances of children under 5 years during 1962:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The 258 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects:-
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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and a total of 182 attendances were made. 85 new cases were examined, having been referred from the infant welfare centres, from the Ilford Maternity Hospital and from schools for the reasons set out in the following table:-
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with Advice or for other Reasons Discharged No treatment Cored Referred Hospital, Doctor or Clinic Transferred to another Paediatric Clinic Total -
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OPHTHALMIC CLINICS. — Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1962 were as follows:-
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 Cnred Much Improved Left District etc. -
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Details of the immunisation carried out during the year 1962 are given in the following table:-
Form of Immunisation Primary Courses Reinoculations Attendances at Clinics -
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A further factor which explains the high immuni sation rate in 1961 is that cases of diphtheria occurred during that year in or near London, thus increasing the demand for immunisation.
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The following statistics show the vaccinations carried out by our medical staff:-
Premises Sessions Sabin Vaccine (Oral) Salk Vaccine Primary Courses — Doses Reinforcing Doses Primary Courses — Injections Reinforcing Injections 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd -
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Record cards received in 1962 from general practitioners and the medical staff at Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Barkingside, and King George Hospital were as under:-
A B C -
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The following table details the primary vaccinations and revaccinations carried out in 1962 by our medical staff and shows the number of record cards of completed vaccinations received from general practitioners, hospitals, etc.
Under 2 years of ape Others Primary Vacc. Re-vacc. Primary Vacc. Re-vacc. -
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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 1962 for patients booked for confinement in hospital:-
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Doctors Midwives -
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During 1962 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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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
Convalescent 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 4 -
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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 1962:-
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Article, in store at 31.12.62. on loan at 31.12.61. loaned or reloaned in 1962 on loan at 31.12.62. -
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The attendances during the year 1962 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 1962:-
No. of persons assisted Total No. of grants made -
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Detailed Analysis of Questionnaires received following Lectures on Smoking and Cancer at Ilford Males
Non-smokers Effect of lecture on Smokers — Convinced? Smokers' attitude to Association with cancer Believed? Effect on smoking habits of "believers" Yes No D. K.* Yes No D. K.* Changed Wish for Change Dont Care! -
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.Females
Non-Smokers Effect of lecture on Smokers — Convinced? Smokers' attitude to Association with cancer Believed? Effect on smoking habits of "believers" Yes No D. K.* Yes No D. K.* Changed Wish for Change Dont Care! -
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Proportion of Smokers Of the 201 persons completing the questionnaire, 126 were males and 75 females. Their smoking habits at the time of the lecture may be summarized as follows:-
Non-Smokers Smokers Total Per cent Smokers -
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have a larger proportion of smokers. Combining the Welsh Club, the Chadwell Heath Ratepayers, Barkingside Toc H and the Glenyou Club we have:-
Non-Smokers Smokers Total Per cent Smokers -
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The number of cases treated at the Clinics during 1962 was as follows:-
New Cases Made Dentally Fit Total Attendances Examined Needing Treatment -
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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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(a) Minor Ailments Clinics.- The attendances during 1962 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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Minor Injuries 15
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The following table summarises the attendance of school children:-
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The following table summaries 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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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 70 new cases were made up as follows:-
Recommended by Under 5 years Over 5 years Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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74 children have been discharged dry or self-discharged due to poor attendance during 1962. These cases are made up as follows:-
Discharged Self-Discharged Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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The number of children coming within the various categories and their disposition as on the 31st December, 1962, is shown in the following table:-
CATEGORY Number of children of school age on 31st December, 1962, formally ascertained as handicapped pnpils 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 tnition under Section 56 Total No. of children of school age requiring s.e.t. -
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In spite of this there remains hard core of bad cases whose names crop up again and again.
Year % A % B -
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THE CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE (i.e. FROM 5-15 YEARS) IN ILFORD, DURING 1962 WERE:-
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TABLE I. Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools including (Special Schools).
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B. - OTHER INSPECTIONS
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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).)
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Age Groups inspected (by year of birth) For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total 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, 1962. 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 Disease Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection Special Inspection Periodic Inspection Special Inspection (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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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 inspected Number whose condition was classified Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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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 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 Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority Under arrangements made with R.H.B. &c. (1) (2) (3) -
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IV. - CHILD GUIDANCE CENTRES. (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.
1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945