Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
This page requires JavaScript
There is hardly any provision for adolescents who require
hospital treatment. The Regional Hospital Board are aware of
this, and it is hoped that facilities will be available at Claybury
Hospital in the near future.
The number of Court cases seen at the Clinic was slightly
less in 1961—twenty-two reports having been submitted to the
Examining Magistrate against twenty-eight in 1960.
As regards staffing of the Clinic, the position remains the
same.
A useful help to the work of the Clinic has been the formation
of the Nursery Class for an under-five group, for children showing
emotional or behaviour difficulties. The Class is staffed by a
qualified teacher and an assistant. This has been a great success
and greater use of the Class will probably be made in 1962.”
Page 45
Total (All Schools) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS | ||||
(a) PERIODIC | ||||
Number of children examined at school:— | ||||
(i) Entrants | 336 | |||
(ii) Second age group | 2,189 | |||
(iii) Third age group | 4,915 | |||
Total | 7,440 | |||
Number of defects found requiring treatment | 1,402 | |||
Number of defects found requiring observation | 1,931 | |||
Number of individual pupils found to require treatment | 1,288 | |||
Nutritional classification of pupils examined:— | ||||
Satisfactory | 336 | 2.187 | 4,914 | 7,437 |
Unsatisfactory | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
(b) SPECIAL | ||||
Number of children specially examined | 681 | |||
Number of defects found requiring treatment | 371 | |||
Number of defects found requiring observation | 114 | |||
(c) RE INSPECTION | ||||
Number of children re-inspected | 702 | |||
2. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN | ||||
(a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:— | ||||
(i) Ophthalmic | 1,348 | |||
(ii) Orthopaedic | 265 | |||
(b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:— | ||||
(i) Minor Ailment | 2,603 | |||
(ii) Orthopaedic | 3,705 | |||
(iii) Speech Therapy | 2,187 | |||
(c) Number of children who received operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids | 83 |