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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(c) Artificial Sunlight.
Children under 5 years of age requiring artificial sunlight treatment arc referred from the Infant welfare Clinic, and the following are the total number of children attending and the total number of attendances during the period under review:
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of children under five years attending. | 55 | 45 | 126 | 101 | 120 |
| Total number of attendances. | 330 | 960 | 2302 | 1547 | 1522 |
The fallowing are examples of the type of defects
for which children are referred:-
Marasmus; rickets; Pink disease; Bronchitis; frequent
colds; cervical glands.
(d) Tonsils and Adenoilds.
Arrangements have been made with the Kingston Victoria Hospital for operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids. The following are the number of children under five, who had operative treatment for the period under review:
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of cases | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total Cost | £7 | 2 | 6 | £11 | 8 | 0 | £17 | 2 | 0 | £11 | 8 | 0 | £17 | 2 | 0 |
| Contributions made by parents | £1 | 2 | 6 | £2 | 5 | 0 | £3 | 15 | 0 | £1 | 15 | 0 | £2 | 9 | 6 |
( e) Orthopaedic. Treatment.
Children under 5 years of age requiring orthopaedic
treatment are referred to the consultant at the Red Cross
Curative Post, and arrangements are made for attendance at
this Post for exercises, massage, etc. Then necessary,
in-patient treatment is arranged at St, Vincent's Orthopaedic
Hospital •
The following are the numbers who attended the Post during the period under review:
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. seen by Surgeon | 10 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| No. treatment given by staff | 169 | 351 | 194 | 169 | 182 |
| No. of cases discharged | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| No. admitted to Hospital | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
(f) Treatment of Scabies,
A report on the treatment of scabies is given in Section
F of this Report. Arrangements have been in existence for
the treatment of scabies at the First Aid Posts for children
under five, together with other age groups, since January,1942.