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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The distribution of these defective children was as follows:
Brentford Area : Lionel Road 37, St. John's 33, St. George's
24, St. Paul's 13, Ealing Road Juniors 22, Ealing Road Infants'
19, Canal Boat Children 23, Senior Girls' 4, Senior Boys' 1,
and Clifden Road Infants' 3.
Chiswick Area: Hogarth Schools: Infants' 26, Junior
Girls 16, Senior Girls' 15, Junior Boys' 2. Belmont Schools:
Infants' 12, Senior Mixed 5, Junior Mixed 10. Strand Schools:
Infants' 14, Junior Mixed 26, Senior Mixed 8. Beverley
Road Infants' 26. Central Girls' 2.
The progress made in this part of the work is shown in the following table:—
| Total number of examinations made by School Nurses. | Number of individual children found to be unclean. | Average number of visits per school made during the year by School Nurses. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 22,913 | 1185 | 15 |
| 1928 | 24,682 | 973 | 16 |
| 1929 | 26,778 | 755 | 16 |
| 1930 | 31,456 | 823 | 18 |
| 1931 | 39,039 | 619 | 19.6 |
| 1932 | 41,055 | 504 | 18 |
| 1933 | 37,501 | 433 | 17 |
| 1934 | 36,976 | 399 | 16 |
| 1935 | 38,496 | 372 | 15 |
| 1936 | 29,142 | 371 | 14 |
| 1937 | 27,861 | 333 | 10 |
| 1938 | 25,366 | 341 | 13 |
The following Table shows the exclusions from school for conditions connected with Defective Personal Hygiene:—
| Verminous condition. | Impetigo | Scabies. | Ringworm. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| February | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| March | 6 | 5 | 14 | - |
| April | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| May | 2 | 11 | 20 | - |
| June | 4 | 9 | 9 | - |
| July | 5 | 9 | 7 | - |
| August | - | 7 | - | - |
| September | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| October | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| November | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| December | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Total exclusions for 1938 | 40 | 123 | 89 | 8 |
| Total exclusions for 1937 | 81 | 178 | 50 | 26 |