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 Bromley]
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Follow-up Examinations
Follow-up examinations, referrals to General Practitioners,
Specialist Clinics, and to Hospital Consultants are arranged as and
when necessary.
Cleanliness Inspections
These inspections are carried out by the Health Visitors.
Children in the Infants Departments are inspected during the first
six weeks of each term.
Inspections in the junior and secondary schools are also carried
out each term unless clear inspections are reported for three
consecutive terms.
In addition to the above, inspections are carried out at any
time if and when necessary.
(a) Total number of individual examinations of
pupils in schools by Health Visitors 29,767
(b) Total number of individual pupils found to
be infested 178
(c) Number of individual pupils in respect of
whom cleansing notices were issued (Section
54(2), Education Act, 1944) 9
(d) Number of individual pupils in respect of
whom cleansing orders were issued (Section
54(3), Education Act, 1944) Nil