Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Examinations for recuperative holidays
Thirty-eight such examinations were carried out in 1968 (36
examinations in 1967). The schoolchildren were examined after
recommendations by school medical officers, the Children's Department,
the Education Department or various social agencies, as
being in need of a holiday which would provide fresh air,
nourishing diet and adequate rest. Sometimes these children were
accompanied by their siblings, while mother and children under
five also enjoyed a holiday elsewhere.
Disease | Number |
---|---|
Chickenpox | 313 |
Dysentery, diarrhoea or enteritis | 54 |
German Meales | 599 |
Glandular Fever | 2 |
Impetigo | 36 |
Influenza | 1 |
Jaundice | 13 |
Measles | 103 |
Mumps | 54 |
Ophthalmia and conjunctivitis | 31 |
Ringworm (body) | 3 |
Scabies | 8 |
Scarlet Fever | 79 |
Sore throat and tonsilitis | 59 |
Whooping cough | 65 |