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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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ULTRA VIOLET RAY CLINIC
The sessions held totalled 126 and the attendances 1,394, of
these, 548 were infants. A fee of 6d. per attendance is charged in
all but necessitous cases, and a total amount of £20 18s. Od. was
received during the year.
OTHER WORK OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
This work has been carried out amongst children since 1928,
and the percentage of children of school age who have been artificially
immunised is very satisfactory.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
No change has been made in the existing methods of notification.
The following table shows details of the cases excluded from School during the year:—
| Condition for which excluded | Names of Schools. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | Balgowan | Bromley Road | Churchfields | Stewart Fleming | Hawes Down | Marian Vian | Wickham Com. | Other | Total, 1939 | Total, 1938 | |
| Chicken Pox | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 272 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | — | 3 | - | — | - | — | — | 4 | 9 |
| Contacts | 1 | — | - | 3 | - | — | - | — | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Measles | - | 2 | - | — | - | 3 | 7 | — | 8 | 20 | 617 |
| ,, Contacts | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 28 | |
| ,, German | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| Mumps | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | 311 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 40 | 155 | 124 |
| ,, Contacts | 46 | 8 | 23 | 36 | - | 6 | 33 | 5 | 38 | 195 | 149 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | - | - | 62 | — | 9 | 97 | 54 |
| ,, Contacts | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | — | 4 | - | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Impetigo | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| Ringworm | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Skin Diseases | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 5 | 17 |
| Verminous Heads | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 10 | — | — | 21 | 13 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 |
| I.ungs—Non T.B. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Debility | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | - | 2 | 4 |
| Ear Conditions | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Enlarged Glands | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 19 | |
| Eye Conditions | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 11 | - | 21 | 14 |
| Heart Disease | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Nose and Throat | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 8 | 16 | 12 | - | 64 | 79 |
| Miscellaneous | 19 | 5 | 8 | 37 | - | 13 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 166 | 217 |
| Totals | 127 | 31 | 58 | 143 | 1 | 84 | 262 | 63 | 107 | 876 | 1985 |