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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
Ilford 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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A detailed list of the work carried out is as follows
| Date. 1913. | School. | Room . |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd January | Loxford | Lobbies |
| 25th „ | National (St. Mary's) | No. 1 Room, Boys |
| 25th March | Loxford | Lobbies |
| 25th „ | Goodmayes | „ |
| 26th „ | Little Heath | „ |
| 26th „ | Chadwell | „ |
| 24th May | Downshall | Whole of J. M. Dept. (9 rooms and 2 lobbies) |
| 24th July | Goodmayes | Rooms 4, 5, 6 J. M. Dept. |
| Midsummer Holidays | All School Lobbies | Except Downshall and Little Heath. These schools were being redecorated |
| 15th October | Chadwell | Class Room No. 5 |
| 19th December | Barkingside | Lobbies |
| 22nd | South Park | „ |
HEALTH VISITOR.
During the year Miss Radford has continued her
valuable work as Health Visitor. Her salary is debited
to the Education Committee and the Public Health
Committee, two-thirds being allocated for education purposes
and one-third for the Notification of Births Act work.
The education work has consisted in visiting the schools
periodically, following up the cases thus found, and also
those that have been notified as requiring treatment on the
routine medical inspection work or other examination, discovering
whether any treatment has been carried out, and,
if not, endeavouring to get the parents to have the defects
remedied I give a summary of the results of the two great
classes of defects found; one, those inspected by the Health
Visitor herself and presented by the teachers on visiting the
schools or by letter, the other as a result of the medical
inspection.