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East Ham 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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7. FOLLOWING UP.
The arrangements for following up defects found at medical
inspection were set out fully in the report for 1920, and these
have been continued throughout. The School Nurses have paid
3,078 visits to the homes of children in whom defects were found
at medical inspection, and for special investigation purposes. Of
the 978 children referred for treatment, 950 or 97 per cent, have
obtained treatment. The School Nurses have also paid 118 special
visits to the Schools, and 24 visits to the Feeding Centres, and
have undertaken 15 journeys in connection with the admission and
discharge of children to Institutions. All children, referred for
the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids (476), have been
visited by the School Nurses both prior to and after the operation.
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The following clinics are held weekly for the treatment of
defects in school children :—
(1) General Clinic (Minor Ailments and Observation Cases),
Town Hall—Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays,
9 a.m. Average attendance, 90.
(2) General Clinic (Minor Ailments and Observation Cases),
St. Michael's Institute, Manor Park—Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 9 a.m. Average attendance, 62.
(3) General Clinic (Minor Ailments and Observation Cases),
North Woolwich—Mondays and Fridays, at 2 p.m.
Average attendance, 27.
(4) Eye Specialist Clinic, Town Hall—Tuesdays at 9 a.m.,
Thursdays at 9 a.m., and Fridays at 9 a.m.
(5) Ear Specialist Clinic, Town Hall—Thursdays and
Fridays, at 3 p.m.
(6) Light Clinic, Town Hall—Mondays and Wednesdays, at
2 p.m.
(7) Immunization Clinic, Town Hall—Fridays at 3 p.m.
A full account of these clinics was set forth in my report for
1922.