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
The general condition of the schools is improving :
further improvements, in washing, sanitary and cloakroom
accommodation is called for. A programme of works is
being carried out towards this end.
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 7-8.
(c) Third Age Group, age 11-12.
(d) Leaver Group, children leaving School on the
current term, aged 14 years.