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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
Hillingdon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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The following table gives an indication of the number of children between five and 15 years of age who have been reported under Section 57 during the past few years and those who are placed informally.
| NORMAL ENVIRONMENT | HOSPITAL CASES | INFORMAL FOSTER CARE CASES | GRAND TOTAL | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of Birth | Section 57 cases | Informal cases | Section 57 cases | Informal cases | Section 57 cases | Informal cases | ||||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| 1962 | — | — | 8 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 7 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| 1960 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| 1956 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| 1952 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 34 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 68 | 45 |
Recuperative Holidays for Children
Seven children were recommended under Section 48 of the Education Act, 1944, and recuperative
holidays were arranged for them. These holidays are provided free of charge.
Tuberculosis Occurring in Teachers and Pupils
I am happy to report that there was only one case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a schoolchild.
Contact tracing had already been undertaken by the staff of the Chest Clinic, and no action was required
from the School Health Service.
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE STATISTICS
| First visit | 3,181 | 2,208 | 413 | 5,802 |
| Subsequent visits | 5,500 | 5,135 | 1,117 | 11,752 |
| Total visits | 8,681 | 7,343 | 1,530 | 17,554 |
| Additional courses of treatment commenced | 244 | 142 | 62 | 448 |
| Fillings in permanent teeth | 1,740 | 5,047 | 1,496 | 8,283 |
| Fillings in deciduous teeth | 6,501 | 444 | — | 6,945 |
| Permanent teeth filled | 2,370 | 4,377 | 1,250 | 7,997 |
| Deciduous teeth filled | 5,026 | 339 | — | 5,365 |
| Permanent teeth extracted | 103 | 665 | 125 | 893 |
| Deciduous teeth extracted | 2,449 | 557 | — | 3,006 |
| General anaesthetics | 809 | 233 | 22 | 1,064 |
| Emergencies | 444 | 163 | 26 | 633 |