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Harrow 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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(2) Maladjusted children for whom absence from the home environment
for some time daily is considered advisable;
(3) Partially-sighted children whose need for training and companionship
should be met in a sheltered environment;
(4) Children over the age of one year of deaf and dumb mothers.
The cost of attendance is borne by the Education Committee under
Section 56 of the Education Act 1944, for children over the age of two
years. Those under two years of age are dealt with under Section 22 of
the National Health Service Act 1946. No charge is made to the parents
of either category.
One handicapped child was admitted to a day nursery during 1965.
Home Tuition
In certain cases where a child cannot attend either a day or residential
school, arrangements are made for the provision of home tuition. Five
children were receiving home tuition at the end of 1965.
Recuperative Holidays
These holidays are provided in certain cases where children, following
some acute illness, are considered to need a period of convalescence, in
order to make a full recovery. Eleven children were recommended and
placed for a recuperative holiday in 1965.
The number of cases of infectious diseases among children aged from
5—14 during 1965:—
Scarlet Fever 20
Acute Pneumonia 1
Diphtheria —
Dysentery 7
Erysipelas —
Meningococcal Infection 1
Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic —
Non-paralytic —
Infective Encephalitis —
Measles 972
Whooping Cough 4
Paratyphoid Fever 2
Typhoid Fever —
Food Poisoning 1
Tuberculosis: Pulmonary 1
Non-pulmonary —
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Immunisation
Every effort is made to see that children receive full protection against
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis in the pre-school
period. Primary immunisation should be completed during the first twelve