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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79
Secondary Schools, Private
Schools, M. & C.W. Clinics, etc. Number.
Spring Grove Secondary 48
Green School 4
Isleworth County 18
Children attending Other Schools 43
M. & C.W. (Children under five years) 494
Adults 6
It should not for a moment be understood that this is a table
of merit, because the different class of children at different schools,
or rather the different class of parents of these children, vary considerably
in their attitude to anything in the nature of an inoculation.
The greatest response has come from the more educated
parent.
Later it was found advisable to open a clinic in the Isleworth
area, owing to the distance parents had to bring their children, and
the difficulty of leaving the house for the length of time necessary.
The response, however, has been slow, and nothing comparable to
that of the other end of the district.