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Willesden 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Disease. | Children suffering from disease stated in Column 1. |
|---|---|
| (ii.) Infectious Skin Diseases. Ringworm | Excluded. Re-admitted only upon receipt of notice from School Medical Officer. |
| Scabies | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from School Medical Officer or certificate of private medical practitioner in attendance on the child, stating the child is fit to return to school. This certificate must be forwarded at once to the appropriate Clinic. |
| Eczema | Ditto. |
| Impetigo | Ditto. |
| (iii.) Infectious Eye Diseases. Ophthalmia | Ditto. |
| Blepharitis | Ditto. |
| (iv.) Verminous Conditions. Body Lice Head Lice Nits | Ditto. |
(v.) Teachers suffering with infectious diseases or living in a tenement where infectious disease
has occurred:—
The foregoing regulations shall apply to teachers except where a teacher has not previously
suffered and is living in a tenement where Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, German Measles,
Mumps, Chicken Pox or Whooping Cough has occurred. In such cases the teacher shall communicate,
personally if possible, with the School Medical Officer, and shall not attend school
unless authorised by him. If, in any of the above cases, the teacher is required, as a condition
of his return to school, to remove temporarily to other rooms, and does not comply, no salary
shall be allowed for the time during which the teacher is absent from school on account of
his non-compliance with the requirements of the School Medical Officer.
APPENDIX J.
To the Chairmen and Members of the Children's Care Committee.
STAMMERING CHILDREN.—KILBURN AREA.
I beg to report in accordance with the following Minute of the Children's Care Committee of
the 3rd December, 1924:—
"Treatment of Stammering Children.
15.—With reference to our report of 5th November, 1924 (par. 16), we are informed
that there are sufficient stammering children in the Kilburn area to justify such a class being
formed. Mr. Bradfield, who has recently been conducting these classes, is prepared to treat
10 children for a period of three months, two one-hour lessons per week, the fee for which, including
books, papers, etc., would be £6 6s. Od. per month. In the event of such a class being
formed, it would be examined once a month for the purpose of reporting progress. After full
consideration of this matter, and subject to a concurrent report by the Finance Committee,
we recommend—
(a) That, subject to the approval of the Board of Education, a class of 10 children from
the Kilburn area be formed at the Percy Road Council School under the charge of
Mr. A. D. Bradfield.
(b) That the fee for treating 10 children at this school for a period of three months, two
one-hour lessons per week, including books, papers, etc., be £6 6s. Od. per month.
(c) That, at the end of three months a report be obtained on the cases treated with
cular reference to the benefit each child has derived."
The information has been compiled from the reports of Head Teachers, Parents, and from the
results obtained at the examination of the children by Dr. Troup.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
To be presented to the Children's Care Committee on the 13th May, 1925.