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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Non-Routine Medical Inspections - 1965
| Re-inspections | 6,850 |
| Bathing Centre inspections - scabies | 4 |
| “ “ “ -other | 4 |
| Employment certificates | 219 |
| Theatrical children | 42 |
| School Journeys | 1,326 |
| Recuperative holidays- pre-departure | 138 |
| Recuperative holidays - on return | 2 |
| T.B. contacts | 1 |
| Boarding schools for the delicate - pre-departure | 7 |
| Boarding schools for the delicate - on return | 3 |
| Handicapped pupils - statutory examination | 40 |
| Handicapped pupils - periodic special defect examination | 518 |
| Research investigations and enquiries | 16 |
| Sub-Total | 2,320 |
Specials - at request of
| Head teacher - child's name entered in special book | 106 |
| Head teacher - others | 477 |
| School nurse - following health survey | 56 |
| School nurse - others | 271 |
| Divisional (Education) Officer | 75 |
| District Care Organiser or Care Committee | 54 |
| Parent | 133 |
| Sub-Total | 1,172 |
Others -
| Accident on school premises | 3 |
| Referred by School Medical Officer | 32 |
| Miscellaneous | 20 |
| Sub-Total | 55 |
| TOTAL of all Non-Routine Medical Inspections | 10,397 |
The London Borough of Hammersmith in common with other local authorities co-operated
with the National Child Development Survey of school-children born in 1958. 45 medical examinations
and reports were made.
(44)
The following table shows the rate per 1,000 of children of all ages noted for treatment or
observations of a defect in 1965:—
Routine Medical Inspections 1965
Defects
(Number of children noted for treatment or observation expressed as a rate per 1,000 inspected)
Number inspected 10,365
Defects - Skin T 7.43
O 8.68