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Actual treatment commenced in January, 1944, sessions being
arranged at the Mattock Lane, Cherington House, Ravenor Park,
Greenford Green and Perivale Health Centres for this purpose, the
children being dealt with according to their defects, some individually
and some in classes.
Convalescent Treatment.—The beds reserved at Convalescent
Homes by arrangement with the Invalid Children's Aid Association
were cancelled at the outbreak of war and applications for vacancies
were only made as required. During the year 10 children were
sent away for Convalescent treatment.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The returns forwarded each week by the head-teachers giving
particulars of all new cases of infectious disease coming to their
knowledge included 2,065 cases of measles, 362 of whooping cough,
1,320 of chickenpox and 613 of mumps.
Children to the number of 704 were excluded under Article
20 (6) of the Education Code for the following conditions :—
Impetigo 150
Ringworm of body 1
Scabies 547
Other skin diseases 3
Ringworm of head 1
Conjunctivitis 2
704
No closure took place under Article 22 or 23 (6) of the Code
Grant Regulations.
The following school required a certificate under Paragraph
15 (ii) of the Administrative Memorandum No. 51 issued by the
Board of Education : Perivale Infants : 3 weeks for Whooping Cough
and Influenza.
Diphtheria Immunization.
Immunization of school and pre-school children was continued
at the Health Centres and when the numbers justified it the Medical
Officers attended the various schools for the purpose.
The following table shows the amount of immunization work
carried out in 1943 :—
Schick tests 362
School children immunized 942
Children under 5 years immunized 2,032
Children re-immunized 9
The total number of children of all ages immunized at the
Health Centres and in the Schools in 1943 was thus 2,983.