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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The number of children receiving milk at non-maintained schools on 24th September,
1968 was 1,808 (2,061 children in school).
In September, 1968, meals were being cooked at 37 schools and at three central
kitchens.
† N.B. The numbers of children receiving milk are now greatly reduced owing
to the fact that as from the beginning of the Autumn Term, 1968, milk is not
provided for pupils in secondary schools.
Table XXV.
ROAD ACCIDENTS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN, 1968.
Mr. W. H. Jones, Town Clerk, has kindly supplied the following details of road accidents to school children.
| Killed | Seriously Injured | Slightly Injured | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| February | — | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| March | — | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| April | — | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| May | 5 | 12 | 17 | |
| June | — | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| July | — | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| August | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| September | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| October | - | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| November | — | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| December | — | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | 24 | 152 | 178 |
The two fatal accidents- recorded involved a male cyclist aged 15 years and a male
pedestrian aged 4 years.
Table XXVI.
It is with regret that I include the following details of local schoolchildren who died in 1968.
| Sex M | F | Age | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pneumococcal meningitis. | |
| 1 | 7 | Cardiac failure due to drowning. (Accidental death). | |
| 1 | 7 | Congenital heart disease. | |
| 1 | 8 | Thrombocytopenia; Rubella. | |
| 1 | 11 | Brain Stem Tumour. | |
| 1 | 15 | Cerebral contusions due to fractured skull. (Accidental death). | |
| 1 | 16 | Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured developmental aneurysm. | |
| 1 | 17 | Laceration of the brain due to fracture of the skull. (Accidental death). |
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