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Brentford and Chiswick 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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I again express the gratitude due from this Authority to the
Invalid Children's Aid Association who make between 100 and
200 visits each year to the homes of the children in this district
and obtained the Convalescent Home treatment for the 16
children mentioned below without making any charge to this
Borough.
During the year, 185 children (of whom 78 were new
patients) made 575 attendances at the Rheumatism Clinic.
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 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | _ |
| Royal Hospital, Richmond | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| West Middlesex-Hospital | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
| Totals | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - | 2 |
Two special cases were also admitted to hospital, viz., one
girl to the Royal Waterloo Hospital suffering from Cerebral
Diplegia and one boy to the Royal Hospital, Richmond, for
Tetanus.
The Invalid Children's Aid Association obtained Convalescent
Home treatment for the following cases :—
Two heart cases at West Wickham and Broadstairs
respectively ; 14 cases of chorea at Homes situated in Broadstairs,
Weston-super-Mare, Milford, Woodford, Felixtowe,
Ashridge and Brighton.
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 ").