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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 hospital treatment obtained for 36 children is shown
as follows:—
| In-Patient | Out-Patient | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatism | Heart Disease | Chorea | Rheumatism | Heart Disease | Chorea | |
| Royal Waterloo Hospital | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Royal Hospital, Richmond | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| West Middlesex Hospital | 8 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 13 | 5 | - | 1 |
Convalescent Home treatment was obtained by the Invalid
Children's Aid Association for the following 21 children:—
Eighteen cases of rheumatism, two of heart disease, and
one of chorea. The Convalescent Homes are at Banstead,
Broadstairs, St. Leonards, West Wickham, Worthing, Wallingford
and Hawkensbury.
9.—OPEN AIR EDUCATION.
Playground Classes.—Classes are held in the open air
whenever possible in the older Infants' Schools, but in the new
schools this is not necessary (vide "Open Air Classrooms").
School Camps.—No school camp was held during the year.
Open Air Classrooms.—As stated in last year's report, all
the new schools are so designed that the whole of one side of the
classrooms can now be completely opened in suitable weather.
In Brentford this arrangement is found at the Senior, Lionel
Road and Clifden Road Schools, while in the Chiswick area the
Hogarth Infants', Beverley Road and Central Schools possess
these facilities.
Day Open Air Schools and Residential Open Air Schools.—
There are no such schools in this district and children requiring
this type of education are sent to Open Air Schools under other
authorities.