London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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Health Service. Some practitioners preferred to make their own arrangements for the treatment of 20 (29)
children.
Health Education in Schools
At the request of head teachers, health visitors continue to provide health education in schools on the
following topics:-
Fulham County School
First Aid, Parentcraft & Social Services
Gilliat School
Nursery Nursing
Hammersmith County School
Social Services
Hurlingham School
First Aid, Parentcraft, Health Hygiene,
"Careers Convention".
Student Health Service
A preventive and advisory Student Health Service began in October, 1966, for students of the West London
College and was extended in 1968 to include students at the Hammersmith College for Further Education.
Dr. Margaret Capra, a full-time Medical Officer on the Staff, who conducts the Service has continued to
receive great co-operation and help throughout the year from the Principals of the Colleges and their staffs.
A summary of the arrangements has been given in my previous Annual Reports.
1 he following is a statistical summary of the work carried out during 1972;
| West London Collece | Art and Building Hammersmith College | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of sessions: | 27 | (27) | 25 | (25) |
| Clerical sessions | 2 | (2) | 2 | (D |
| Consultation sessions | 25 | (25) | 13 | (23) |
| Number of students medically examined | 1 | (2) | 38 | (3) |
| Number of students advised | 40 | (38) | 73 | (14) |
| Referred to Chest X-ray | - | - | ||
| Referred to Hospital | - | (1) | 1 | (1) |
| Referred to General Practitioner | 11 | (6) | 13 | (21) |
| Referred to Dentist | - | 1 | ||
| Referred to Optician | 1 | |||
| Referred to Psychiatrist | 2 | - | ||
| Referred to Social Worker | 3 | |||
Handicapped Register
The review of handicapped children is now a well established part of the School Health Service.
This Register is scrutinised at regular periods by a Medical Officer so that each child's progress and
development may be kept under review. The following table is an analysis of the cases placed on the Register:-
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