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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The results of these further examinations were as follows:
| Referred for treatment. | Treated | Untreated | Now referred for observation |
| 760 | 283 | 323 | only. 154 |
| Referred for observation. | Now satisfactory. | Continue observation. | Now referred for treatment . |
| 605 | 312 | 191 | 102 |
8.—MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The number of individual children found at Routine Medical
Inspections to require treatment (excluding for uneleanliness
and dental diseases) is shewn in Table 11b.
The following table shews how these figures compare with those of the eight previous years and it will be noted that there has been a steady improvement:—
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | °/ /0 | % | % | % | % | 0/ /o | % | % | |
| 1st Age Group | 27.4 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
| 2nd Age Group | 28.8 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 16.3 | 17.8 |
| 3rd Age Group | 25.2 | 26.3 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 119 |
| Total (Code Groups) | 27.5 | 27.6 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 14.6 |
| Other Routine Inspections | 14.6 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 15.7 | 26.1 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
The Local Authority undertakes treatment as follows:—
(a) For Minor Ailments.
(b) Operative treatment for Tonsils and Adenoids.
(c) X-ray treatment for Ringworm.
(d) Refraction work for defective vision, and provision
of spectacles.
(e) Treatment of dental defects.
(f) Orthopaedic treatment.
(g) Treatment of Rheumatism.
Free medical treatment is provided in cases in which the
total weekly income of the family, exclusive of rent, insurance
and travelling expenses of the wage earners to and from work,
does not exceed:—
10s. per head, if the family is six or less in number
9s. per head, if the family is more than six in number.