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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
City of London 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Applications for this service came only from the elderly and physically handicapped during
this year. All known needs were supplied adequately although fluctuations in the number of home
helps, due to illness and resignations, caused some periods to be much busier than others. Recruitment
of new home helps was reasonably satisfactory.
In order to carry out assessments of need and to ensure that the service was running smoothly,
341 (452) visits were paid by the Metropolitan District Nursing Association Superintendant and
Nursing Staff.
EDUCATION ACT, 1944
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The School Health Service is operated on behalf of the Inner London Education Authority in
so far as the one local education authority school in the City is concerned (Sir John Cass's
Foundation School). The school population is approximately 300.
During the year the following school medical inspections were carried out:—
| Routine | 86 (146) children inspected |
| Special | 75 ( 73) children inspected |
| Re-inspections | 52 (119) children inspected |
| Comprehensive Health Survey | 241 (743) children inspected |
| Selective Survey | 228 ( — ) children inspected |
| 1966 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions at Dental Centre | 118 | 71 |
| New cases given appointments | 270 | 253 |
| New cases attended by appointments | 158 | 212 |
| On treatment cases given appointments | 230 | 245 |
| Emergency attendances | — | 3 |
| Total attendances | 372 | 452 |
| 1st inspections carried out at school | 306 | 303 |
| 1st inspections carried out at clinic | 4 | 4 |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 59. 7 | 53. 8 |
| Dental Officer — whole time equivalent | 0.17 | 0.25 |
Special Clinics
A school clinic is now held at the Milton Court Clinic from time to time for those pupils who
have been seen at school medical inspection and for whom further investigation is felt to be
necessary. During 1967, 5 (4) such clinics were held, and 17 (9) children examined.
Audiometry
During the year tests were held at the School with the following results:—
| Sweep Tests | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|
| No. tested | 54 | 87 |
| No. passed | 51 | 80 |
| No. failed | 3 | 7 |
| Pure Tone Tests of Sweep Test failures | ||
| No. tested | 2 | 3 |
| No. failed (referred to Otologist) | 2 | 3 |
| Other Pure Tone Tests | ||
| No. Tested | NIL | 3 |
| No. Failed | NIL | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 52 | 63 |
| B.C.G. School children | NIL | 110 |
| B.C.G. Students | NIL | 112 |
| Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus | 82 | 69 |
| Chicken pox | 3 | 9 |
| Measles | 3 | 1 |
| Mumps | 5 | NIL |
| Impetigo | NIL | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | NIL | 2 |