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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
Southgate 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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The clinic was opened on the 30th March, 1938, and is attended
weekly by one of the County Council's staff of Health Visitors
and School Nurses, who refers cases which, in her opinion, should
be seen by a doctor either to the clinics at Winchmore Hill or Holly
Park, according to the district in which the child resides.
Other minor ailments treatment clinics are in operation at
Winchmore Council School, Highfield Road, Winchmore Hill,
where sessions are held on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings;
at De Bohun Council School, Southgate, on Tuesday mornings;
and at Holly Park Council School, Friern Barnet, on Wednesday
and Friday mornings.
The total number of children attending Southgate schools dealt with at the minor ailments clinics during 1938 was as follows:
| New Cases. | Attendances . | Treated. | Not requiring Treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchmore Hill | 1,300 | 3,889 | 1,192 | 108 |
| De Bohun | 522 | 1.200 | 496 | 26 |
| Tottenhall Road | 139 | 276 | 68 | 71 |
| Holly Park | 467 | 1,161 | 280 | 187 |
| 2,428 | 6,526 | 2,036 | 392 |
(b) Ophthalmic Clinic.—An ophthalmic clinic is held twice
weekly, on Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons, at Holly
Park School, Friern Barnet, school children being seen by Mr. E. F.
King, F.R.C.S., D.O.M.S., Ophthalmic Surgeon. Four hundred
and seven children attended the clinic and were seen by the
Ophthalmic Surgeon during 1938. Spectacles were prescribed and
provided for 255 of these. The corresponding figures for 1937 were
248 and 148 respectively.
(c) Dental Clinic.—Dental treatment of school children is
carried out by Mrs .A.M. Ferry, L .D .S., one of the County Council's
Assistant Dental Officers, at the Winchmore Council School, Highfield
Road.
Children attending Arnos, Bowes Road and Garfield Road
Council Schools continue to receive treatment at the clinic at Holly
Park Council School.
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