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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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(22) Orthopædic Treatment. Remedial Clinic in-patient and
out-patient treatment at Orthopaedic Hospitals.
(23) Work in conjunction with N.S.P.C.C., as occasion arises.
Application has been made to the Board of Education for
consent for Artificial Sunlight Treatment to be undertaken for
school children at Balaam Street Children's Hospital.
(5) The Findings of Medical Inspection.
(a) UNCLEANLINESS.
The following tables give a brief resume of the work involved in carrying out this duty:—
| Number Examined | Ova and Ova Pediculi | Body Pediculi | Head and Body Pediculi | Sores | Dirty | Visited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49048 | 1857 521 | 193 | 57 | 299 | 362 | 1996 |
1 he percentages for head and body vermin are respectively
1% and .4%.
Number of Home Visits 2005
Children Visited at School 6562
Conditions remedied:—
Defective Clothing 172
Unclean Heads 1296
Unclean Bodies 217
Scabies 3
Impetigo 22
Other Skin Diseases 40
No children were cleansed under Sec. 122 of the Children
Act during the year, but 172 dirty heads were cleansed by the
Nurses at the School Clinics.
(b) MINOR AILMENTS.
The conditions under this head comprise such minor affections
as Sores, various Skin Diseases, Sore Eyelids, Blepharitis,
Conjunctivitis, is, Wax in Ears, Discharging Ears, and the slighter
First Aid cases.
A certain number of these are discovered at School Medical
Inspection, but by far the larger number is sent directly to the
Clinics by the Head Teachers. Columns 2 and 4 of Table II. in
the Appendix give the findings among the Routines and Specials
respectively.
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