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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Children have been sent at different times to all the undermentioned Holiday Homes, but the greater number of places are reserved at the Middlesex King Edward VII. Memorial Home, which was formerly situated at Heme Bay.
| Name. | Address. | Age and Sex of Children. | Charge. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Middlesex King Edward VII. Memorial Home. | Collington Manor, Bexhill. | For boys and girls between 9 and 14 years of age. | 35/- for two weeks, including railway fares. |
| Arthur's Home (Shaftesbury Society). | Aldwick Road, Bognor. | For girls between 7 and 12 years of age." | 10/- per week plus railway fares (4/2 return). |
| The Princess Christian Holiday Home (Shaftesbury Society). | Englefield Green, near Windsor. | For boys between 7 and 12 years of age | 10/- per week plus railway fares (1/2 return). |
| The Herne Bay Home for Little Children (Shaftesbury Society). | "Batesholme," Grand Drive, Heme Bay. | For boys and girls between 5 and 7 years of age. | 10/- per week plus railway fares (3/11 return). |
The usual holiday period is two weeks, and the children are
selected by the School Medical Officer from among those
recommended by the District Care Committees, Head Teachers or
School Nurses. The School Attendance Officers interview the
parents and obtain their signature to a form of consent, together
with an undertaking to pay some small contribution towards the
cost of the holiday. The amount of the contribution is approved
by the Chief School Attendance Officer after receiving the
visiting officer's report as to the family circumstances.
Before they actually begin the holiday the children are again
examined by the School Medical Officer or School Nurse in order to
ensure that they are clean in person and clothing and free from infectious
disease. On the day of departure the children assemble at
the School Clinic and are taken to the London railway terminus by
a school guide. During the period of the holiday the School
Attendance Officers make personal ca}ls in order to collect the
parents' contributions, and the amounts received are paid in to
the Holiday Fund.