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 1962 were as follows:-
Kenwood Gardens | Mayesbrook | |
---|---|---|
Number of individual children seen | 286 | 360 |
Number of attendances of children | 427 | 778 |
The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year.
Sub-normal Nutrition | 133 |
Debility | 46 |
Uncleanliness:- | |
Head | 71 |
Body | - |
Skin:- | |
Ringworm:- | |
Head | - |
Body | 1 |
Scabies | - |
Impetigo | - |
Dermatitis | 2 |
Urticaria | 2 |
Furunculosis | 3 |
Eczema | 5 |
Athletes Foot | 3 |
Warts | 110 |
Other Skin Diseases | 34 |
Eye:- | |
Blepharitis | 7 |
Conjunctivitis | 6 |
Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 83 |
Squint | 3 |
Other conditions | 40 |