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Brentford and Chiswick 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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(c) Re-inspections, 1156 in number.
FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
The number of individual children found at Routine
Inspections to require 'treatment (excluding uncleanliness
and Dental diseases) were Entrants 3; Second Age Group 113;
Third Ago Group 112 and Others 32. Total 260.
Uncleanliness.
28 Cases were seen at Routine Inspection and 6 at Special
Inspection. Lega proceedings were taken in 1 case under the
School Attendance Byclaws. During the year the nurses made
207 visits to the school for personal hygiene inspections, an
average of 8.6 visits per school. They made 17860 examinations,
viz. 16776 inspections and 1084 re-inspections. Defects were
found in972 instances and the number of individual children
found to be unclean was 371.
The distribution of these defective children was as
follows:-
Brentford Area:-
Lionel Road. 25; St. John's 31; St.George's 19;
St. Paul's 11; Ealing Rd Juniors 7; Ealing Rd. Infants' 9;
Canal Boat 19; Senim.v Girls' 6; Senior Boys' 2; and Clifden Rd.
Infants' 1,
Chiswick Area:-
Hogarth Schools:- Infants' 46; Junior Girls' 40. Senior Girls' 29,
Belmont Schools:- Infants' 15; Senior Mixed 6; Junior Mixed 12.
Strand Schools:- Infants' 35; Junior Mixed 20; Senior Mixed 10.
Beverley Infants' 26
Central Girls' 2

Minor Ailments.

The following ailments requiring treatment, classified under this heading were found during the year:-

Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.Total
Skin(including Ringworm Scabies and Impetigo).10185195
Minor Eye Defects (excluding squint and Defective vision)133144
Ear Defects37174
Dental Caries12321144
Miscellaneous (minor injuries bruises, chilblains) etc .18121139