Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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
ORTHOPASDIC CLINIC
Total number of attendances 806
Nufriber of individual children 6l
Surgeon
Total number of 'attendances 207
Number of individual children 116
SUN-RAY CLIN I C
Total number of attendances 1066
Number of individual children 72
RHEUMATISM CLINIC
Total number of attendances 2 90
Number of individual children 102
MINOR AILMENT CLINIC
Total number of attendances 9926,
Number of, individual children. 1721*
Total number of exclusions 692
Total number of re-admissions 529
Number of special cases 1066
Number of special cases re-inspected 546
OPHTHALMIC CLINIC
Number of attendances 524
New cases 159
Retinoscopy 138
Glasses prescribed 71
Glasses issued 86
Other cases 22
Individual children 321
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLONIC
Number of attendances (School) 2294
Number of attendances (Welfare) 2067
PERSONAL HYGIENE ,
Number of visits to schools 226
Average number of visits to. Schools. 11.9
Number of examinations 2,420
Number of individual- children defective 403
Number of re-examinations 960
VISITS
Total number by School Nurses 617
* Ihis number includes all children attending the Clinic. The
number of those actually treated was 367. remainder
were those referred to other clinics, to their own doctor, to
hospital - those given advice or kept under observation.