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
Dagenham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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girls into older and younger groups and discuss different topics. This means that I
am unable to have individual talks with girls and make a socio-medical assessment. This
I feel, is my important role, but of course, this would only leave Miss Millbank to do the
talks and discussions with only occasional help from me."
Home visits by School Nurses
A total of 1,354 visits were made by school nurses to the homes of school children
during the year.
Medical examination of Staff
The following examinations were carried out by medical officers during the year:—
(a) New appointments:
Entrants to the teaching profession and to training
colleges 139
Essex County Council 113
Dagenham Borough Council 202
Other authorities 8
(1b) Under sickness regulations 10
(c) Number of consultations with specialists arranged 51
X-ray of Staff
All new entrants to the County Council Staff who are liable to come into contact
with children, or who handle food, are required to have an X-ray of chest.
The following table shows the number of staff X-rayed during the year; all X-rays were satisfactory.
| At a Chest Clinic | By Mass Radiography | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis visitors and health visitors doing tuberculosis work | 2 | |
| Home Nurse/Midwives | 9 | — |
| All Day Nursery staff | 6 | 30 |
| Occupation Centre staff | — | — |
| Domestic helps | 2 | — |
| Others | 5 | 7 |
| Teachers | — | 143 |
| Non-teaching staff | 28 | —— |