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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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School Medical Service Scheme of Treatment.
| Condition treated. | Where treated. | By whom. | When. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Minor ailments including skin disease and external eye disease. | School Clinic. | Clinic Nurse (Miss Paris). | Daily at 9 & 4 p.m. |
| Throat Operations: (b) Tonsils and Adenoids | Hornsey Central Hospital. | Surgical Staff of the Hospital. | As required. |
| (c) Defective Vision. | School Clinic. | School Oculist (Dr. J. S. Boden). | Two sessions weekly, Tuesday afternoons, Thursday mornings. |
| (d) Ear Disease and defective hearing. | School Clinic. | School Aurist (Dr. F. P. M. Clarke). | One session weekly, Saturday morning. |
| (*) Dental Defects. | School Clinic. | School Dentists Miss W. M. Hunt Miss F. Carter | Full time. Eleven sessions weekly. Five sessions weekly. |
| (f) Crippling defects. | School Clinic. | Orthopaedic Surgeon (Mr. H J. Seddon). Masseuse (Mrs. Yorke). | One session monthly, 4th Monday morning in each month. Four sessions weekly, Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons & Saturday mornings. |
| (g) Stammeriug and other speech defects. | School Clinic. | Special Teacher Miss Bennett | Three sessions weekly, Monday, Thursday & Friday afternoons. |
| (h) Conditions requiring medical consultation . | School Clinics and Infant Welfare Centres. | S.M.O. and A.S.M.O. | Seven sessions or part sessions weekly. |