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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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" The children sent to this Class benefit by the greater
space, freedom and individual attention that can be given to a
small group of pupils. So far this experiment, although on a
small scale as yet, has proved very satisfactory."
I am indebted to Dr. Laval, of the Middlesex County Counci Committee for the Care of the Mentally Defective, under Section 2 (2) of the Mental Deficiency Act, for the following Table
| Initials. | Sex. | Date notified. | Institution or Guardianship. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. | F | 13. 6.22 | Leavesden Mental Hospital |
| L.M. | F | 13. 6.22 | Guardianship of mother |
| A.T. | F | 13. 6.22 | Ditto |
| M.C. | F | 14. 2.23 | Ditto |
| F.R. | M | 6. 6.25 | Stoke Park Colony |
| P.C. | F | 8.10.25 | Ditto |
| J. V. | M | 31. 3.27 | Ditto |
| I.S. | F | 26. 8.27 | Ditto |
| H.P. | M | 25.10.28 | Brighton Guardianship Society |
| J.C. | F | 22. 5.29 | Fortescue Villas |
| W.G. | M | 14. 1.30 | Earlswood |
| R.P. | M | 11. 3.30 | Grove School Approved Home |
| E.S. | M | 29. 3.30 | Wark worth House, Isle worth |
| A.M. | M | 17. 5.30 | Brighton Guardianship Society |
| W.G. | M | 8. 9.30 | Guardianship of mother |
| E.M. | M | 25. 9.30 | Enfield House |
| E.P. | M | 30.10.30 | Ditto |
| R.M. | M | 16. 9.31 | Grove School Approved Home |
| P.S. | M | 6. 6.32 | Stoke Park Colony |
| F.B. | F | 13.10.32 | Place of Safety, The Roystons, Chiswick |
| F.B. | M | 4.11.32 | Stoke Park Colony |
| S.B. | M | 14. 7.30 | Cell Barnes Colony |
| R.B. | F | 21.10.33 | Stoke Park Colony |
18.—NURSERY SCHOOLS.
l'here are no Nursery Schools in the area, but the children
attending the Council's creche in Bennett Street are treated in
the clinics when necessary. Arrangements are being completed
for the establishment of Nursery Classes in all Infant's Schools
in the Borough in 1937.
19. SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
There are two Secondary Schools in Chiswick (one for boys
and one for girls) and a Polytechnic and this Authority undertakes
the Dental Treatment and the Refraction work for these
schools.