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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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1 child was unfit for severe manual work, exposure to bad
weather, work in a damp or dusty atmosphere, or for work
involving prolonged standing, much walking or quick
movement from place to place.
1 child with five exceptions.
| Dental Treatment | 13 | |||
| Vision | 15 | |||
| Rheumatism | 2 | |||
| Spinal Curvature | 1 | |||
| Tonsils and Vision | 1 | |||
| Teeth and Vision | 1 | |||
| 33 | ||||
| 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' School | 98 | 10 | 8, 9 | Vision 7 |
| 1 | 10 | Otorrhoea 1 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Teeth and Posture 1 | ||
| 4 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 3, 4, 5 | |||
| 1 | 1, 3, 7 (Congenital Heart Disease) | |||
| 24 | 9 | |||
| Brentford Senior Boys' School | 79 | 4 | 8, 9 | Vision 10 |
| 1 | 3, 5 | Dental 12 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Talipes 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 3, 4, 5 | Rheumatism 1 | ||
| 7 | 24 | |||
| St. John's Mixed School | 20 | 2 | 4, 5 | Tonsils and Adenoids 2 |
| 1 | 7 | Dental 4 | ||
| 1 | 9 | Vision 1 | ||
| 4 | ||||