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
London County Council 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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London Jewish Hospitals, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital tor Children, Shadwell
and Hackney. Treatment organisers also attend the special sessions to which pupils
are referred by the school health service at the following hospitals:—
Belgrave Hospital for Children Aural
Bermondsey Medical Mission Eyes, minor ailments and teeth
Evelina Hospital Eyes
Guy's Hospital Eyes, aural, skins, orthopaedic and
diphtheria carrier clinic
Hampstead General Hospital Rheumatism
King's College Hospital Eyes
London Hospital Eyes and teeth
Princess Louise Hospital Aural
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Teeth and rheumatism
ditto Shadwell Rheumatism
Royal Dental Hospital Teeth (orthodontic)
Royal Free Hospital Rheumatism
Royal Eye Hospital Eyes
Royal Waterloo Hospital Rheumatism
St. George's Hospital Rheumatism
St. Mary's Hospital Eyes and aural
South Eastern Hospital for Children Eyes, aural and minor ailments
Western Ophthalmic Hospital Eyes
Westminster (All Saints Genito-Urinary) Enuresis
In addition, the Council refers children for child guidance to the following
hospitals and clinics within the National Health Service: Great Ormond Street
Hospital, St. George's Hospital, The London Hospital, University College Hospital,
West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London Jewish Hospital, Guy's Hospital,
Maudsley Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road, Institute for the
Scientific Treatment of Delinquency, Institute of Social Psychiatry, the Tavistock
Clinic and the Child Guidance Training Centre, but Council organisers do not attend
these clinics
As an example, the following is a summary of the report of the divisional treatment organiser, three of whose assistants act as the link between Guy's Hospital Children's Out-Patient Department and the special clinics of the School Health Service.
| Children's Dept. | Ear, nose and throat | Eyes | Orthopaedic | Skin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Orthoptic | |||||
| New school children seen | 625 | 715 | 389 | 48 | 149 | 195 |
| Attendances of current cases | 1,564 | 1,575 | — | 844 | 266 | 563 |
| Discharged—treatment completed | 264 | 459 | 164 | 20 | 90 | 156 |
| Referred to other departments | 83 | — | 33 | — | 51 | 29 |
| Lapsed through non-attendance | 52 | 105 | — | — | 50 | — |
| Referred for operation | — | 248 | — | 33 | 27 | — |
| Glasses ordered | — | — | 276 | — | — | — |
| Glasses obtained | — | — | 230 | — | — | — |
| No glasses needed | — | — | 93 | — | — | — |
| Retested—no change of glasses | — | — | 111 | — | — | — |
| Referred to Child Guidance Clinic | 52 | — | — | -— | — | 8 |
The total number of attendances of L.C.C. children in departments covered by
the organisers was 6,609.
STAFF
During the first six months of the year, while the Council was still administering
the Hospitals Service, the process of consolidating basic scales of staff pay with the
temporary cost-of-living additions granted during and after the war was completed.
During this period the Council also applied to many grades of hospital staff further
Hospital
staff
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