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Walthamstow 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(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 ENQUIRY
OFFICERS
The Senior School Enquiry Officer and his staff have again
co-operated most effectively with the work of the School Health
Service.
(d) CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY BODIES
Your Committee recommend that the existing arrangements for
the admission of pupils to Holiday Convalescent Homes by arrangement
with the Local Branch of the I.C.A.A. should continue,
including a grant of some £200 per annum plus a placement fee
of 13/- per child in residential schools not under their management.
| Cases Referred by:— | Over 5 years. | Under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals and Medical men | 71 | 19 |
| School Health Services | 69 | 2 |
| Local Authority under schemes for:— | ||
| (a) Rheumatism | 12 | 2 |
| (b) Orthopaedic care | 16 | — |
| (c) Child Guidance | 5 | — |
| Voluntary Bodies | 6 | 1 |
| Parents | 24 | 7 |
| Transferred from other I.C.A.A. Branches | 4 | — |
| 207 | 31 | |
| Anaemia, Debility, Malnutrition | 29 | 3 |
| After-effects of acute or infectious illness or operation | 59 | 12 |
| Bronchitis or Pneumonia | 34 | 1 |
| Asthma | 5 | — |
| Rheumatism, Chorea, Heart | 16 | — |
| Nervous conditions | 14 | 2 |
| Diseases of— | ||
| (a) Ear, Nose and Throat | 21 | 3 |
| (b) Eyes | 3 | — |
| (c) Skin | 6 | 2 |
| Various | 20 | 8 |
| 207 | 31 |