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 Heston and Isleworth]
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The children referred to me for nitty and verminous conditions
gave rise to the following action:— warning notices, 30; legal
notices, 69; prosecutions, 9; resulting in three fines of 2/6, four
fines of 5/-, one fine of 7/6 and one case dismissed. These cases
are in addition to those referred to on page 4, arising out of
routine medical inspection.
Those children who are excluded are re-examined at frequent
intervals, and are closely followed up in order to encourage the
parents to have the condition remedied, and permit the child
returning to school.