London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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scholars were seen at routine medical and special clinic inspections.
Total attendances for inspections and re-inspections at all
clinics, including specialist clinics were 5,862. Treatment attendances
for minor ailments, massage, exercises, artificial sunlight,
etc., totalled 17,544. In addition, the Dental Service dealt with
a total attendance of 5,899. In broad outline these figures indicate
to some extent how the Authority's services are used.
These demands will, I believe, increase considerably in the near
future.
Nutritional standards came out statistically very well for
1945 as will be seen by reference to the sections dealing with
this subject.
Uncleanliness was not a matter for great concern in 1945,
except as regards returning evacuees, who needed special attention.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
| School Roll | 4,990 | ||
| Number of individual children who attended the Medical Clinics:— | |||
| (a) North Clinic | 1,164 | ||
| (b) South Clinic | 1,103 | 2,267 | |
| Number of individual children routine medically examined at school in the prescribed age groups | 1,372 | ||
| Number of special medical examinations and re-inspections at the Clinics:— | |||
| (a) North Clinic | 1,783 | ||
| (b) South Clinic | 2,976 | ||
| (c) Specialist Clinics | 1,103 | 5,862 | |
| Number of attendances made by children for treatment by School Nurses:— | |||
| (a) North Clinic | 8,437* | ||
| (b) South Clinic | 5,226 | 13,663 | |
dincluding figures for the auxiliary Clinics held at Hayes
and Burnt Ash.