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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
Beckenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Condition for which excluded. | Nos. excluded. | Name of Schools. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Road. | Alexandra. | Church-felds. | St. James's | Bal-gowan. | Other Schools. | ||
| Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, contacts | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| „ contacts | 38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Measles | 32 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 121 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 31 | 5 |
| Mumps | 161 | 1 | 21 | 127 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Chicken Pox | 58 | 8 | 30 | 17 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Eye Disease | 9 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Impetigo | 13 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Verminous Conditions, etc | 104 | 2 | 47 | 41 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Ear Disease | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 42 | 5 | 6 | 27 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Scabies | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 55 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Diseases of the Nose and Throat | 42 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| Other Skin Diseases | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chorea | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Miscellaneous | 318 | 39 | 84 | 163 | 9 | 17 | |
| Totals | 1075 | 108 | 261 | 515 | 62 | 84 | 45 |
TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS.
The Clinic for the treatment of Minor Ailments is open on
week-days from 9 to 12 in the morning.
The School Nurse is in charge of the Clinic, and she is assisted
by V.A.D. Nurses from the Beckenham Voluntary Aid Detachment
No. 86. The latter continue to give valuable and entirely voluntary
service, which is much appreciated.
The following statement gives the number of children who
attended during the year and the conditions for whidx treatment
was given:—