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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
Hornsey 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Condition treated. | Where treated. | By whom. | When. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Minor ailments including skin disease and external eye disease. | School Clinic. | Clinic Nurse (Miss Paris). | Daily at 4 p.m. |
| Throat Operations : (6) Tonsils and Adenoids | Hornsey Central Hospital. | Surgical Staff of the Hospital. | As required. |
| (c) Defective Vision. | School Clinic. | School Oculist (Dr. J. S. Boden). | Two sessions weekly Tuesday afternoons, Thursday mornings. |
| (d) Ear Disease and defective hearing. | School Clinic. | School Aurist (Dr. A. R. Friel) | One session weekly, Saturday morning. |
| (e) Dental Defects. | School Clinic. | School Dentist Miss W. M Hunt (started 24th Aug., 1936) | Full time. Eleven sessions weekly. |
| (f) Crippling defects. | School Clinic. | Orthopædic Surgeon (Mr. H J. Seddon). | One session monthly, 4th Monday morning in each month. |
| Masseuse (Mrs. Yorke). | Three sessions weekly Monday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons. | ||
| (g) Stammering and other speech defects. | School Clinic. | Special Teacher (Miss Bains) resigned 30/9/36. Miss Bennett appointed 1/10/36 | Two sessions weekly, Monday and Thursday afternoons. |
| (h) Ringworm. | Address : Haddon Court, Southwood Lawn Rd., N 6. | Private doctor by arrangement with Education Authority (Dr. J. Morison) | Each case as required. |
| (i) Conditions requiring medical consultation. | School Clinics and Infant Welfare Centres. | S.M.O and A.S.M.O. | Seven sessions or part sessions weekly. |