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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
Hendon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Particulars of the above cases for the year in question are as follows:—
| No. of children of school age in family. | Ages of such children. | Nature of complaint. | No. of visits made by officers of N.S.P.C.C. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 and 9 years | Parental neglect | 3 |
| 2 | 7 and 6 years | do. | 7 |
| 1 | 6 years | do. | 3 |
| 1 | 8 years | do. | 4 |
| 1 | 5 years | do. | 2 |
| 4 | 14, 11, 7 and 6 years | do. | 4 |
| 2 | 7 and 5 years | do. | 2 |
| 1 | 10 years | do. | 5 |
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT.
The Council maintain 10 beds at the Russell Cotes School
of Recovery, Parkstone, Dorset, and children are selected from
the public elementary schools whose physical condition makes
a period of convalescence desirable. These children are sent
away for a period of six weeks and are examined before and
after their period of convalescence.
In addition 26 children were sent to other Convalescent
Homes where their physical condition necessitated more
specialised treatment than is available at the Russell Cotes
School of Recovery, and this especially applied to children
suffering from acute rheumatic affection of the heart, these
being admitted to recognised Heart Homes where appropriate
treatment could be obtained.