London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Year.Treatment by Nurse.Electrical and other Treatments.Fees Paid
Massage.Exercises
School.Infants ,,School.Infants.School.Infants.
1939222527081131213214.15.2
1940139612648122617.13.0

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The progress of children admitted to Hospital for the
•correction of various deformities has been satisfactory in
every case.
ULTRA VIOLET RAY CLINIC.
The sessions held totalled 90 and the attendances 790.
Of these 474 were infants. A fee per attendance is charged
in all but necessitous cases, and a total amount of £10.1.6
was received during the year.
H.J.SEDDON, F.R.C.S.
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.
PARENTS PRESENT AT ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
All parents receive written notice of the date of
Routine Inspections at Schools and are invited to be present.
1,077 parents were present, representing 76.9 per cent.
Only 3 objections were made to children being examined.

Table: MALNUTRITION AND DEBILITY.The statistical tables at the end of this report include one giving the classification into four groups of all children who were examined at routine medical inspections during the year. The groups are:-

MALNUTRITION AND DEBILITY.

The statistical tables at the end of this report include one giving the classification into four groups of all children who were examined at routine medical inspections during the year. The groups are:-

A - Excellent.B - Normal.C - Slightly subnormal.D - Bad.

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In classifying the cases the general well-being of the
child and not the height and weight only were taken into
cons ideration.
The table shows that only 6.67 per cent of the children
examined were found to be sub-normal and 3 children were
considered as coming within the fourth group as "Bad Nutrition."