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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 progress made in this part of the work is shown in the following table :—
| Total number of examinations made by School Nurses. | Number of individual children found to be unclean. | Average number of visits per school made during the year by School Nurses. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 22,913 | 1185 | 15 |
| 1928 | 24,682 | 973 | 16 |
| 1929 | 26,778 | 755 | 16 |
| 1930 | 31,456 | 823 | 18 |
| 1931 | 39,039 | 619 | 19.6 |
| 1932 | 41,055 | 504 | 18 |
| 1933 | 37,501 | 433 | 17 |
| 1934 | 36,976 | 399 | 16 |
| 1935 | 38,496 | 372 | 15 |
| 1936 | 29,142 | 371 | 14 |
The following table shows the exclusions from school for conditions connected with defective personal hygiene
| Verminous condition. | Impetigo | Scabies. | Ringworm. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J anuary | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| February | _ | 5 | 11 | — |
| March | 3 | 2 | 8 | _ |
| April | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
| June | 12 | 4 | 3 | __ |
| July | 3 | 7 | 2 | _ |
| August | 6 | 7 | 2 | _ |
| September | 10 | 13 | 9 | _ |
| October | 6 | 13 | 2 | _ |
| November | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| December | — | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Total exclusions for 1936 | 60 | 11 | ||
| Total exclusions for 1935 | 58 | 66 | 41 | 4 |