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health authority. These may be divided into those
administered by other public authorities (such as the
London County Council, Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Board of Guardians and London Insurance Committee),
and those run by private individuals or corporations
(such as general medical practitioners, midwives,
nurses and voluntary hospitals). The Medical Officer
of Health is dependent upon the courtesy of these
agencies for any information as to their activities.
A brief list of them is appended :—
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children—
This is dealt with by the London County Council.
By the courtesy of Dr. F. N. Kay Menzies, School Medical
Officer L.C.C. I have been furnished with the following information
concerning local arrangements for the medical treatment of
school children:—
"The only school treatment centre in Bethnal Green is
situate at the St. James the Less Dispensary, St. James's Road,
Bethnal Green. At this centre special departments are
arranged for the treatment of eye (refraction) cases, dental
cases and for children suffering from minor ailments.
"The ophthalmic surgeon attends the centre one session a
week and about 440 children are treated annually. The dentist
visits the centre on nine sessions a fortnight and about 1,540
children are treated each year. In the minor ailments department
the doctor attends on two sessions a week and a nurse is
daily in attendance. About 1,400 children are treated in this
department annually.
"A certain number of children in the Borough attend at
the Queen's Hospital for dental treatment, and a small number
attend at Moorfields Hospital for eye treatment.
"Verminous school children are cleansed at the London
County Council bathing centre,51a, Russia Lane, Bethnal
Green. Treatment of children suffering from scabies is also
given at this centre. During the year 1926, the total number
of baths, cleansings, etc., given at this centre was 5,745."