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]
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Table XII.
INFESTATION WITH VERMIN. | ||
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(i) | Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by school nurses or other authorised persons | 20,087 |
(ii) | Total number of individual pupils found to be infested | 81 |
(iii) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2), Education Act, 1944) | 4 |
(iv) | Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3), Education Act, 1944) | _ |
Table XIII.
DISEASES OF THE SKIN
(excluding uncleanliness — see Table XII.).
Number of cases known to have been treated. | ||
Ringworm : | ||
(a) Scalp | — | |
(b) Body | — | |
Scabies | 2 | |
Impetigo | — | |
Other skin diseases | 393 | |
Total | 395 |
Table XIV.
OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN.
Number of cases known to hare been dealt with. | ||
(a) | Pupils with minor ailments | 1466 |
(b) | Pupils who received convalescent treatment under School Health Service arrangements | 8 |
(c) | Pupils who received B.C.G. vaccination | t* 2030 |
(d) | Other than (a), (b) and (c) above — | |
Heart | 7 | |
Lungs | 24 | |
Development—Hernia | 3 | |
—Other | 27 | |
Nervous system — Epilepsy | 16 | |
— Other | 18 | |
Lymphatic Glands | 5 | |
Psychological — Development | 7 | |
— Stability | 14 | |
Abdomen | 13 | |
Total | 3638 |