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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
East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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1. Staff.
A list of the Staff of the School Medical Department will be
found at the beginning of this Report.
2. Co-Ordination.
The system outlined in my previous reports has continued
with beneficial results alike to staff and scholars.
3. The School Medical Service in relation to
Public Elementary Schools.
A complete survey of the sanitary and hygienic conditions
of all the schools has been carried out and reports
submitted to the Committee.
4. Medical Inspection.
The following is a synopsis of School Medical Work for the
year 1938, as compared with previous statistics.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF WORK.
| 1934. | 1935. | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine & Special Inspection (on School premises):— | |||||
| Secondary | 1,017 | 1.093 | 1,016 | 700 | 931 |
| Elementary | 9 186 | 8,914 | 9.037 | 9,064 | 8186 |
| Re-Inspection | 3,203 | 3,115 | 3,664 | 3,063 | 3385 |
| Consultations at Inspection Clinic | 17,750 | 17,612 | 16.708 | 15,327 | 14124 |
| Number of Treatments at Clinic | 13,770 | 22,073 | 27,976 | 21,387 | 20954 |
| General Cleanliness Visits to Schools | 296 | 339 | 281 | 292 | 338 |
| Nurses' Visits to Homes | 3,206 | 3,563 | 3,558 | 3,408 | 4686 |
| Children Examined for Cleanliness | 47,550 | 45,356 | 44.145 | 41,725 | 40821 |
(a) Medical Inspection and Re-inspection.
At the commencement of the year arrangements were made
for the Medical Inspection of all children admitted to the schools
during the year, of all children between 8 and 9 years of age, and