London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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All cases for urgent treatment are kept under
observation by the School Nurses under the direction of the
School Medical Officer who may re-inspect the children
at any time.
3.—Special Inspections.
Children are brought before the School Medical Officer
at the Schools or sent to the Clinic by the Teachers for
his opinion and advice.
In keeping Medical Records, the dossier system is
employed, in which all records relating to an individual
child are filed in one covering envelope.
Parents are always warned beforehand as to the hour their children are to be medically examined at Routine Inspections, and during the year attended as follows :—
| No. of Children Examined | No. of Parents Present | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants: | Boys | 204 | 181 | 89 |
| Girls | 178 | 142 | 79 | |
| Second Age Group: | Boys | 197 | 139 | 71 |
| Girls | 200 | 157 | 79 | |
| Third Age Group: | Boys | 142 | 47 | 33 |
| Girls | 192 | 101 | 52 | |
| Leaver Age Group: | Boys | 208 | 14 | 7 |
| Girls | 182 | 45 | 23 |
The attendance of parents at routine medical inspections
of boys of the Third and Leaver Age Groups is always
rather poor, and this is to be regretted.
The percentage of parents attending with their boys
of these age groups is also considerably lowered, because
many of the boys come from Dr. Barnado's Home.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION
(a) Malnutrition.
There are 17 delicate children who show varying
degrees of faulty nutrition attending the Open Air Day
School, where they receive a good hot mid-day meal and
milk in the morning and afternoon.