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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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In the ease of Minor Ailments, no charge is made for the
first two weeks.
The following table shows the scale of charges for Orthopaedic treatment:-
| Family Income, | Charge to be made for treatment in Hospital. | Charge to be made for treatment at School Clinic. |
|---|---|---|
| Under 7/- per head | Nil. | Nil. |
| 7/-to 8/6 per head | 2/6 per week | 3d. per treatment |
| 8/6 to 10/-per head | 5/- „ „ | 6d |
| 10/- to 12/6 per head | 7/6 „ | 6d. „ |
| 12/6 to 15/- per head | 10/6 „ „ | |
| 15/- to 20/- per head | 21/- „ | |
| Over 20/-average | 42/- „ |
The income derived from these contributing fees, compared with the three previous years, is shown thus:—
| 1933. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | s. | d. | f. | s. | d. | f. | s. | d. | f t | s. | d. | |
| Tonsils and Adenoids operations | 21 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Spectacles | 35 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 9 |
| Dental Treatment | 114 | 2 | 6 | 133 | 11 | 6 | 117 | 9 | 0 | 168 | 15 | 0 |
| Orthopaedic Treatment | 14 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 9 |
| £185 | 13 | 3 | £215 | 5 | 7 | £219 | 18 | 3 | £289 | 2 | 6 | |
The work done in the Clinics during the year is indicated in the following table:—
| Inspections of special cases | 1,954 |
| Re-inspections of special cases | 1,631 |
| Number of individual children attending | 4,655 |
| Number of attendances made | 15,316 |
| Number of exclusion certificates issued | 677 |
| Number of return certificates issued | 838 |
(b) Tonsils and Adenoids: The Local Authority's arrangements
with the Chiswick Hospital for the operative treatment of
these defects was continued during the year. All straightforward
cases are, as a rule, admitted on a Friday, operated
upon on the Saturday and discharged on the Sunday. Com-