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Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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German Measles: There were a few eases during April,
May, June and July.
The prevalence of infectious disease in the schools, compared with that of the five previous years, is shewn in the following table:—
| 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 94 | 88 | 102 | 71 | 337 | 550 |
| Diphtheria | 49 | 109 | 139 | 75 | 46 | 153 |
| Chicken Pox | 135 | 429 | 239 | 357 | 173 | 347 |
| Measles | 1050 | 70 | 680 | 69 | 895 | 60 |
| Whooping Cough | 449 | 429 | 65 | 230 | 295 | 167 |
| Mumps | 622 | 423 | 178 | 275 | 57 | 37 |
| Influenza | 282 | 227 | 161 | 183 | 124 | 117 |
| German Measles | — | 221 | — | — | 44 | — |
7.—FOLLOWING UP.
The following up of children found to be defective and
referred for treatment or for observation at Routine and
Special Inspections, is undertaken both by the School Nurses
and the School Medical Officer, and may be summarised as
follows :—
School Nurses.
(a) Home Visiting: (1) Of children excluded for uncleanliness,
(2) of those whose parents have neglected or refused
treatment which is considered necessary, (3) of those needing
treatment whose parents were not present at the inspection,
(4) to explain certain forms of home treatment advised by the
School Medical Officer, (5) to obtain certain special information
required by the School Medical Officer.
Number of Visits made—1,913.
(b) Re-examination at the Schools : Of all children found to
be defective at the Personal Hygiene Inspections—2,812 of
these re-inspections were made during the year.
(c) School Medical Officer: Re-examinations of (a) children
found to be defective at Routine Inspections and (b) children
found to be defective at Special Inspections.
The total number of these re-examinations were 1,830 and
1,631 respectively, viz., 3,461 in all.