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 Walthamstow]
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12. (a) CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS
The following table shows the attendance of parents during 1947:—
Number | Number of | Per cent. | Per cent. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspected | Parents | 1947 | 1946 | |||
Entrants— | Boys | 458 | 366 | 79.9 | 87.3 | |
Girls | 413 | 370 | 89.5 | 84.8 | ||
2nd Age | Group | —Boys | 489 | 349 | 71.3 | 73.7 |
Girls | 733 | 598 | 81.5 | 79.4 | ||
3rd Age | Group | —Boys | 581 | 174 | 29.9 | 30.4 |
Girls | 753 | 412 | 54.7 | 41.6 |
(b) CO-OPERATION OF TEACHERS
Renewed and grateful acknowledgement for the co-operation
of Head Teachers and their staffs must be made. Generous help
and co-operation has invariably been experienced.
(c) CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
OFFICERS
The Superintendent Attendance Officer and his staff have
again co-operated with the work of the school medical service.
(d) CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY BODIES
Number of new cases | 277 | |
Number of old cases | 41 | |
318 | ||
Number of weeks' convalescence provided | 1 | ,941 |
Number of children sent away convalescent | 232 | |
Number of home visits paid | 463 | |
Over | Under | |
5 years. | 5 years. | |
Voluntary Hospitals and Private Practitioners | 56 | 27 |
Tuberculosis Dispensary | 2 | — |
General Hospitals under a Public Authority | 11 | 2 |
School Medical Services | 149 | 10 |
Local Authority under Schemes for— | ||
(i) Rheumatism | 5 | — |
(ii) Orthopaedic care | 19 | 13 |
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres | — | 3 |
Voluntary bodies | 1 | 6 |
Parents | 5 | 6 |
I.C.AA. visitors and others | 2 | — |
Transferred from I.C.A.A. Branches | 1 | |
251 | 67 |