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 Richmond upon Thames]
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Table XII.
INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.
(i) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by
school nurses or other authorised persons 14,871
(ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested 68
(iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices
were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) 2
(iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders
were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944)
Table
(excluding uncleanliness — see Table
Number of cases known to have been treated. | |
---|---|
Ringworm: (a) Scalp | 7 |
(b) Body | — |
Scabies | 6 |
Impetigo | 6 |
Other skin diseases | 370 |
Total | 389 |
Table XIV.
Number of cases known to have been dealt with. | |
---|---|
(a) Pupils with Minor ailments | 1653 |
(b) Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements... | 5 |
(c) Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination | *1757 |
(d) Other than (a), (b) and (c) above — | |
Heart | 10 |
Lungs | 77 |
Development — Other | 7 |
Nervous — Epilepsy | 2 |
— Other | 3 |
Abdomen | 12 |
Lymphatic Glands | 3 |
Psychological — Development | 4 |
— Stability | 7 |
Total | 3540 |
* includes 119 re-vaccinations. |