Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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It is incongruous that you have officers examining infants and
children, who are referred for medical treatment, which in manv
cases the parents can ill afford and can obtain only through thr
Public Assistance Committee.
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This disjointed state of affairs is most unsatisfactory,and means
sometimes that the children do not get the medical attention thi-v
need.
For my part, I do not hesitate to express the view that wher.-,
through your activities, you have discovered conditions requiring
treatment at home, the responsibility for providing such treatment,
where necessary, should fall on you, with of course any necessary
financial re-arrangement.