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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Ophthalmic Clinic. | School | Welfare | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of attendances | 1291 | 180 | 1471 |
| New cases | 157 | 33 | 190 |
| Retinoscopy | 289 | 36 | 325 |
| Glasses prescribed | 155 | 12 | 167 |
| Glasses issued | 207 | 17 | 224 |
| Other cases | 75 | 62 | 137 |
| Individual children | 438 | 64 | 502 |
| Immunisation Clinic. | |||
| Number of attendances: | |||
| Diphtheria | 1678 | 3325 | 5003 |
| Whooping Cough | 276 | 2464 | 2740 |
| Personal Hygiene. | |||
| Number of visits to schools | 202 | ||
| Average number of visits per school | 7.5 | ||
| Number of examinations | 20499 | ||
| Number of individual children defective | 1240 | ||
| Number of re-examinations | 530 | ||
| Number of follow-up home visits by School Nurses | 448 | ||
The following table shows the incidence of Infectious Disease in schools during the year 1947.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May. | Jun.. | Jly. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Tot. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Chicken-pox | 6 | 9 | 43 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 38 | 185 |
| Measles | 125 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 276 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | _ | 6 | 3 | _ | 1 | 57 |
| Mumps | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 |
| Ringworm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 54 |
| Impetigo | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
| Eczema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verminous | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| Scabies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| German Measles | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 25 |
| TOTALS | 181 | 72 | 110 | 40 | 73 | 69 | 83 | — | 34 | 36 | 37 | 62 | 797 |