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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The following figures and tables of work in this service are in addition to the Statutory Tables issued to the Board of Education:-
| ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.- | |
| Total number of attendances | 656 |
| Number of individual children | 50 |
| Surgeon.- | |
| Total number of attendances | 617 |
| Number of individual children | 108 |
| SUN-RAY CLINIC.- | |
| Total number of attendances | 686 |
| Number of individual children | 70 |
| RHEUMATISM CLINIC.- | |
| Total number of attendances | 284 |
| Number of individual children | 83 |
| MINOR AILMENT CLINIC.- | |
| Total number of attendances | 11073 |
| Number of individual children | 1538 |
| Total number of exclusions | 989 |
| Total number of re-admissions | 631 |
| Number of Special cases | 1129 |
| Number of Special cases re-inspected | 746 |
| OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.- | |
| Number of attendances | 621 |
| New cases | 194 |
| Retinoscopy | 196 |
| Glasses prescribed | 136 |
| Glasses issued | 113 |
| Other cases | 301 |
| Individual children | 268 |
| IMMUNISATION CLINIC.- | |
| Number of attendances (School) | 3309 |
| Number of attendances (Welfare) | 3526 |
| PERSONAL HYGIENE.- | |
| Number of visits to schools | 276 |
| Average number of visits to schools | 12.3 |
| Number of examinations | 23729 |
| Number of individual children defective | 296 |
| Number of re-examinations | 886 |
| VISITS.- | |
| Total number by School Nurses | 832 |
This number includes all children attending the Clinic. The
number of those actually treated was 640. The remainder
were thœse referred to other clinics, to their own doctor, to
hospital - those given advice or kepi under observation.