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London County Council 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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F.R.C.P., who explained the Research Council's enquiry into rare congenital
defects. The school medical service in London undertook throughout the
year to report to the Medical Research Council certain specified congenital defects
and malformations discovered in the course of the medical inspections. The conference
was subsequently addressed by Dr. L. W. Batten on the care of rheumatism
in children.
The conference at the commencement of the summer term was held on 30th
April when a discussion took place on Dr. Batten's address previously delivered.
The final conference was held on 27th August when a discussion was introduced
by Mr. T. A. Rogers, M.A., of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology and by
Mr. G. E. Wear of the Ministry of Labour on vocational guidance with special
reference to the medical reports made at the medical examinations of children leaving
school.
Recent
reports on
special
subjects.

The following is an index of articles on special aspects of subjects in recent annual reports of the school medical officer :—

Subject matter.Page number of report for the year.
1920.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.
Arachnodactyly or " spider limbs "53
Aural disease, audiometer, etc.2317223629
Basements: Condition of children in_53__
Canal-boat children (barge class)12_
Cardiac disease, Children suffering from77__
Care committees, Reports of1912__
Child guidance6359458573
Condition of entrants in relation to infant feeding48__
Delinquents : Mental and physical attainments78__
Dental conditions : Improvement20
Dental hygienists22_
Dental investigation of " school leavers "27
Dental propaganda by travelling exhibit4032_
Dietaries in residential schools_161868_
Diphtheria " carrier " clinics8884584841
Diphtheria active immunisation : Facilities in London88
Diphtheria active immunisation, residential schools_94655547
Enuresis__1819
Hearing tests_52____
Hygiene, Teaching of39__
Incapacitated children: Use of special hospitals67
Jewish children, Health of13___
Kyphosis___82
Left-handedness in children_29___32
M.D. acts : Relation between parents and children75___79
M.D. acts: Sex distribution in defective children____65
M.D. schools: Numbers admitted in recent years_72___
Measles (1) serum__90
(2) sequela;__8_
Measles, Control of90__
Medical inspection : Alteration in age groups___109
Medical inspection : Arrangements in schools10_
Medical inspection : Day continuation schools and evening institutes78
Medical inspection: Numbers inspected per session__11_
Medical inspection : " Preliminary " (cursory) examinations16
Medical inspection : Equipment of rooms____8
Medical treatment: Institution of block grant payments26
Milk meals : Inception of provision___54
Milk meals: Milk Marketing Board's scheme for cheap supply58