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
Wandsworth 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Finally I would like to record my personal appreciation of the
valuable work of a loyal and enthusiastic staff. Some details of
this year's work are as follows :—
TABLE 12
| Health education | 115.0 |
| Number of treatment sessions | 4.147.4 |
| Number of inspection sessions in schools and clinics | 363.2 |
| Total | 4,625.6 |
| Number of first inspections in schools | 37,766 |
| Number of first inspections in clinics | 7,049 |
| Total | 43,815 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 54.2 |
| Reinspections at clinics or schools | 1,323 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 66.0 |
| First visits | 9,424 |
| Subsequent visits | 13,574 |
| Emergency visits | 598 |
| Total | 23,596 |
| Courses of treatment completed | 7,046 |
| Fillings done | 25,586 |
| Other operations, including crowns, inlays, X-rays, etc | 12,494 |
Free school milk
The Education (Milk) Act, 1971, restricts the general provision
of free milk in ordinary schools to pupils who are not more than
seven years of age, whilst continuing the issue as before to pupils
in special schools. Children over the age of seven years in junior
schools can only receive free milk under Education Act powers
when so recommended by the Principal School Medical Officer on
health grounds.
Following a report to the London Borough Council outlining
the general beneficial effects of daily milk intake by children of
junior school age, that Council, not being the Education Authority,
decided in September 1971 to utilise its power under
Section 6 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act,
1963, to provide free milk to children in junior schools not otherwise
entitled to daily milk.