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Harefield Council School on alternate Wednesdays at 9.30. The children are examined
at these clinics, by the school Medical Officer, and minor complaints, mainly skin
disorders, Ringworm, Impetigo and Scabies (all these are contagious), also slight
inj uries.
Representation has been made to me by three Local Medical Practitioners that
this rather tends to affect their practices. I consider all those who can afford to pay for
treatment, should go to their own doctor. The clinics are of great value to children
whose parents would not, in the ordinary way, trouble to take them to a private
doctor at all. All these Centres, both for child welfare, and for school children, are
staffed by full time M.O's, paid by the Middlesex County Council. I have no hesitation
in saying that we shall see great benefit arise from these schemes.
The Health Visitors visit the children from about the fourteenth day onward,
then the child is under observation at the Child Welfare Centres, until the age of 5.
From the age of 5 to 15 the child is under observation of the School Medical Officer
From the age of 15 to 16 he or she (if in a factory) comes under the observation of the
Certifying Factory Surgeon. At the age of 10, if he or she are employees, they come
under the care of the doctors of the National Health Insurance Act. This continues
up to the age of 70, and a period of years beyond that in some cases.
Births. Total, 173.
Legitimate 165
Illegitimate 8
Males 87
Females 86
Infant Mortality (under one year).
Legitimate 6
Illegitimate nil
On the estimated population, the above figures give a birth rate of 17.03
per 1,000.
According to the above, the birth rate for all England and Wales was 18.5
and for the Uxbridge Rural District 17.03, which is a little below the average.
The number of deaths were 104 (59 males and 45 females), being a death rate of
11.13 per 1,000, whereas again, according to the above table the death rate of the
whole of England and Wales was 13.8. It will therefore be seen that our death rate
is considerably below the average.