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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
Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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I desire to express my thanks to the Chairman and
members of the Committee, for the assistance and support they
have given me in the discharge of my duties during the year.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
School Medical Officer.
The Children examined.
The following table gives the number examined in each school within the district:—
| Name of school. | Entering. | Leaving | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Brentford End | 8 | 10 | — | — |
| Grove Road | 72 | 97 | 33 | 12 |
| Heston | 31 | 36 | 27 | 24 |
| Hounslow Heath | 61 | 33 | 31 | 21 |
| Hounslow R.C. | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Hounslow Town | 57 | 54 | 13 | 9 |
| Isleworth Blue Boys | 29 | |||
| ,, „ Girls & Infants | 32 | 33 | 23 | |
| „ Green Girls | 3 | |||
| St. Mary's R.C. Boys | 3 | |||
| „ Girls & Infants | 33 | 21 | 4 | |
| Spring Grove | 33 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Woodlands St. John's | 21 | 19 | ||
| Worple Road | 36 | 41 | 10 | 8 |
| Totals | 400 | 403 | 181 | 126 |
| 1110 | ||||
Conditions under which Medical Inspection was conducted.
In all cases the medical examination of scholars as required
under the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1907, was
carried out on school premises. In the case of children just
entering school, examination of the eyes by means of Snellen's