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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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CO-ORDINATION
The School Medical Officer is also Medical Officer
of Health.
The School Nurses are also Health Visitors, and each
carries out Maternity, Child Welfare, Infant Life Protection
and School work.
The Offices of the School Medical Service together
with the Clinics, Welfare Centre, and Open Air Day School
are situated at the Health Centre in Grange Road.
The Offices of the Public Health Department and the
Education Secretary are at Guildhall.
SCHOOL HYGIENE
Certain improvements were carried out in some of the
schools during the year.
Bonner Hill Road School.
The galleries were removed in all the classrooms in
the Infants' Department and one gallery removed in the
Junior School.
Minor redecorations were carried out and a new sink
and stove fixed in the Domestic Subject portion of the
school.
Richmond Road School.
Galleries were removed from the Senior School and
a wall was rebuilt adjoining the outside pavilion.
The general hygienic conditions of the Schools has
benefited by these improvements.
MEDICAL INSPECTION
All Departments of every School are visited by the
School Medical Officer for the purpose of carrying out
Routine, Special and Re-inspections.
1.—Routine Inspections
(a) Entrants, as soon as possible after entry.
(b) Second Age Group, age 8.
(c) Third Age Group, age 12 and over.