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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
Kingston upon Thames 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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FOLLOWING-UP.
The following-up of children suffering from defects is
carried out by the School Medical Officer and School
Nurses, aided in some instances by the Teachers and
Attendance Officers.
The procedure adopted and the various duties of the
School Nurses were set in detail in the Annual Report
for 1930.
The following table specifies some of the work carried out by the School Nurses during 1935:—
| Number of children prepared for Routine Medical Inspection | 1373 |
| Number examined at Schools for uncleanliness | 13848 |
| Number of following-up home visits | 412 |
| Total number of visits to the Schools | 441 |
| Total number of Clinic Sessions | 507 |
TREATMENT.
(a) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.
The treatment of minor ailments and diseases of the
skin was undertaken daily at the Clinic during school terms,
5937 attendances being registered during the year.
(b) Visual Defects and External Eye Disease.
Most of the external eye defects have been treated at
the Minor Ailments Clinic, but when necessary they are
referred to either the School Oculist or the Royal Hospital,
Richmond.
Cases of defective vision and squint are referred by the
School Medical Officer to the Oculist who has prescribed
spectacles for 85 children during the year,