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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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| School | No. of children examined | Type of occupation child should not enter | Treatment still required | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of children | Index No. on List | ||||
| Brentford Senior Girls' | 71 | 3 | 8. | Vision | 2 |
| 1 | 3. 5. | Dental | 3 | ||
| 1 | 3. 5. 7. | — | |||
| 6 | 8. 9. | 5 | |||
| 1 | 8. 9. (Squint) | ||||
| 1 | 4. | ||||
| 13 | |||||
| Brentford Senior Boys' | 83 | 1 | 7. | Vision | 2 |
| 1 | 4. | Dental | 8 | ||
| 2 | 10. | Otorrhoea | 1 | ||
| 1 | 11. | — | |||
| 4 | 8. 9. | 11 | |||
| 9 | |||||
| St. John's Mixed School | 30 | 1 | 4. | Vision | 1 |
| 2 | 8. 9. | Dental | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1. | ||||
| 1 | 8. | ||||
| 2 | 1. 8. 9. | ||||
| 1 | 10. | ||||
| 9 | — | 6 | |||
Summary of Brentford Schools
184 children examined.
4 children are unfit for work causing eye strain.
2 children are unfit for severe manual work.
3 children are unfit for work in a dusty atmosphere.
3 children are unfit for work requiring acute hearing.
1 child is unfit for work requiring manipulative skill.
1 child is unfit for work involving prolonged standing, etc.
14 children with single exceptions.
13 children are unfit for work causing eye strain and for work
requiring acute distant vision.
1 child is unfit for exposure to bad weather and for work in a
damp atmosphere.
14 children with two exceptions.