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New "Park House " Clinic.
In the body of the report will be found a description of the
new Joint Clinic premises which were opened by the Mayoress
(Mrs. E. Hayward) on 14th September last. The now Park House
Clinic, like that at Leyton Green (opened in September, 1933), is a
modern, well-equipped building containing accommodation for the
joint clinic medical services administered by the Council as a
Maternity and Child Welfare and as an Education Authority.
School Medical Service.
On pages 132 to 180 will be found my Annual Report to the
Local Education Authority on the medical inspection and treatment
of children attending public elementary schools in the area; and
the Appendix to the Report contains the statistical tables required
by the Board of Education.
In December, 1933, the Education Authority agreed to a
modification of the Regulations for exclusion of children from
school on account of infectious disease. Prior to that date sixweeks
had been the routine period of exclusion from school of
children from homes in which a patient with scarlet fever was being
treated. Since then the period of exclusion has been reduced to
one week; and on pages 76 to 80 will be found details of an
investigation into the results of exclusion during the two-year
periods immediately before and since the modification of the regulations
for exclusion. From the evidence submitted there is every
reason to doubt the efficacy of and necessity for the traditional
routine exclusion from school of such contacts for so long a period.
It is my privilege to acknowledge again the support accorded
to me by the members of the Council and the interest shown by
the Chairmen and members of the Committees concerned with the
work of the Health Department. It is with sincere thanks that I
record my appreciation of the industry and loyalty of the members
of the staff of the Health Department.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Laoies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant.