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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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(b) Re-examination at the school of all children found to be
defective at the Personal Hygiene Inspections. 1,924 such
re-inspections were made during the year.
School Medical Officer.
Re-examinations of (a) children found to be defective at
Routine Inspections and (b) children found to be defective at
Special Inspections.
The total number of these re-examinations were 1,332 and
812 respectively, viz., 2,144 in all.
As regards the 1,332 children found to be defective at
Routine Inspections, 812 or 61 per cent, had been referred for
treatment and the remainder, 520, for observation.
The results of these further examinations were as follows :
Referred for Now referred for
treatment. Treated. Untreated, observation
only.
812 439 343 30
Referred for Now Continue Now referred
observation. satisfactory observation, for treatment.
520 187 294 39
8.—MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The number of indivdual children found at Routine
Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding for uncleanliness
and dental diseases) is shown in Table lib.
The following table shows how these figures compare with those of the eight previous years and it will be noted that there has been a steady improvement:—
| 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Entrants | 29.3 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 13.2 |
| Intermediates | 33.8 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 16.3 |
| 26.6 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 8.6 | |
| Total (Code Groups) | 30.5 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 9.9 |
| Other Routine Inspections... | 35.8 | 14.6 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 15.7 | 26.1 | 21.3 | 11.0 |
The Local Authority undertakes treatment as follows :—
(a) For Minor Ailments.
(b) Operative treatment for Tonsils and Adenoids.