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Schools Medical Inspection and Clinics.
Clinics are held at Uxbridge, Yiewsley, Harefield and Northolt Schools. All
school children are periodically examined by the Medical Officers appointed by the
Middlesex Education Committee. Many defects are pointed out to the parents,
viz., presence of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, defective vision and teeth, etc. The
question of vision and teeth are attended to by specialists in these departments,
Tonsils and adenoid cases are referred to a Hospital or usual medical attendant.
Skin troubles such as Scabies, Impetigo and Ringworm are treated, and the children
are excluded from the school classes, but attend for treatment by the Medical Officer
or School Nurse.
Minor injuries are also attended to.
At the hut attached to Whitehall Schools, Uxbridge, many children living
near Uxbridge in the Rural District are medically inspected.

The increase of 1919 will be noticed. The figure for 1920 was naturally high,
the Great War being over and the huge Army practically disbanded. The figure for
1921 gives a birth rate of 18.8 per 1,000, compared with 17.03 per 1,000 for 1919, and
28 per 1,000 for 1920.
The birth rate for the whole of England and Wales was 22.4 per 1,000. It
will be seen that the figure for your district is slightly lover than the average for
the whole country, but last year it was considerably higher.
Infant Mortality (under one year).
1921 1920
Total 22 14
This is rather a high figure for 1921, but I find that of these, 5 babies died of
Prematurity and 3 of Congenital Heart Disease. Other causes of death were Enteritis
4 and Tuberculosis 3.
Deaths.
The number of deaths for 1921 was 126—10 more than last year The above
statement concerning deaths of children under one year practically accounts for the
increase.
Sixty-six were males and 60 females.
This figure gives a death rate per 1,000 of
1921 1920 England and Wales, 1921.
11.8 11.44 12.1
which shows that the death-rate in Uxbridge Rural District is less than the average
for England and Wales.