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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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THE EDUCATION (MILK) ACT, 1971
Under the above Act and accompanying Regulations, free school milk is provided
for the following classes of pupils:—
(a) Pupils in special schools;
(b) Pupils in other maintained schools up to the end of the summer term next
after they attain the age of 7 years;
(c) Other pupils in primary schools and junior pupils in all-age and middle schools
where a school medical officer certifies that the pupil's health requires that he
should be provided with milk at school.
At the end of 1972, 645 pupils were receiving free milk.
Table XXIII.
Mr. M. S. Hebron, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, has kindly supplied th following details of road accidents to children under 16 years of age:—
| Casualties | Total Casualties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | (1) Accidents | (2) Fatal | (3) Serious | (4) Slight | (5) Total (2) + (3) + (4) | |
| January | 16 | - | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| February | 20 | - | 1 | 21 | 22 | |
| March | 9 | - | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| April | 14 | *1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |
| May | 16 | - | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| June | 15 | - | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| July | 20 | - | 4 | 18 | 22 | |
| August | 17 | †l | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
| September | 16 | - | 4 | 12 | 16 | |
| October | 17 | - | 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| November | 11 | - | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| December | 11 | - | - | 13 | 13 | |
| Totals | 182 | 2 | 34 | 162 | 198 | |
| * Pedestrian (male, aged 4) struck by car in Richmond Park. † Pedestrian (male, aged 6) struck by car in Stanley Road, Teddington. | ||||||
Table XXIV.
It is with regret that I include the following details of local schoolchildren living in the Borough who died in 1972:—
| Sex | Age | Cause of Death. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | ||
| 1 | 7 | Relapse of acute lymphatic leukaemia. | |
| 1 | 6 | Cerebral contusions due to head injury. Accidental death. | |
| 1 | 13 | Drowning. Accidental death. | |
| 1 | 12 | Craniopharyngiona. | |