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Barking 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1929
Pages
102
Tables
17

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17 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    In the table given below, details of this matter are set out.
    School.No. of children who do not return home for mid-day meal.Whethe facilities exist for heating of children's meals.Whether facilities exist for the drying of children's clothes and boots.
  • Page 9
    The table I am herewith including, which is a modification of Table II B to be found in the appendix to this Report, shows the number of children who have been examined and the number of defective children referred either for treatment or for observation.
    Entrants.IntermediatesLeavers.Specials.Other Routine Examinations.Total.
  • Page 11
    COUNCIL SCHOOLS.
    School.No. of inspections.Number inspectedNo. of parents present.
    Boys.Girls.
  • Page 12
    You might wish to modify your action by only proceeding to this extremity after a preliminary notice, but so easy is it to keep a boy's head clean that it is difficult to find any justification for it being dirty.
    School.Dept.No. of ExaminationsNits only.Nits and Vermin (head)
  • Page 13
    (b) Heights and Weights. —The following table gives the average heights and weights of children examined at the three undermentioned age periods in four of the schools, compared with the results at similar age periods in 1925, 1926 and 1527.
    Year.Average Height in Inches.Average Weight in Pounds.
    5 yrs.8 yrs.12 yrs.5 yrs-| 8 yrs.12 yrs.
  • Page 19
    (7) FOLLOWING UP. A summary of the "following up" work undertaken by your school nurses is given herewith:—
  • Page 19
    Clinics. —The numbers of school children attending in 192 were as follows:—
    Clinic.No. of 1st attendances of children.Total No. of attendances
  • Page 25 26
    PARTICULARS OF WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH ORTHOP Æ DIC CLINIC.
    No of visits by Orthopædic SurgeonNo. of visits by MasseuseATTENDANCES
    Primary ExaminationRe-ExaminationFor TreatmentTotal
    School ChildrenUnder School AgeSchool ChildrenUnder School AgeSchool ChildrenUnder School Age
  • Page 25 26
    TREATMENTS
    MassageElectricityRemedial ExercisesUltra Violet TherapyRadiant HeatDressings and Splintage
    No. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of Treat-mentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of Treatments
  • Page 44
    TABLE II—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 45
    TABLE II.— Continued.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 46
    B.—Number of Individual Children FOUND AT Routine MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment
  • Page 47
    TABLE III—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
  • Page 48
    TABLE III.— continued.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
  • Page 49
    TABLE IV.—TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
  • Page 50
    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects Treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    Defect or Disease. (1)Under Authority's Scheme. (2)Number of defects dealt with.
    Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme. (3)Otherwise (4)Total. (5)
  • Page 50
    NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)