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West Ham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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I again append a list of Schools where, owing to exceptional
circumstances, medical inspection is not held on the premises,
but, with the Board's sanction, at the places indicated :—
Clarkson Street
St. Margaret's
Holy Trinity
The Public Hall, Canning Town.
St. Luke's. The Boyd Institute.
St. Patrick's
Carpenters Road
The Old Vicarage, Christ Church.
S't. Francis'. The Wesleyan Hall, The Grove, Stratford.
St. Paul's
Colegrave Road
The Mechanics' Institute (L.N.E.R.).
Rosetta Junr. The Bancroft Hall.
St. James'. Hanford Memorial Hall, Forest Lane.
Frederick Road. South Hallsville School, Medical Room
(temporary).
St. Antony's. St. Antony's Hall.
St. Andrew's. St. Andrew's Vestry.
SCOPE OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
The following activities are included in the Scope of the
School Medical Service :—
(1) Medical Inspection in Elementary Schools (Routine and
Specials).
(2) Following up, by home visit, of children found to require
treatment.
(3) Following up of children Out-of-School on Medical grounds.
(4) Cleanliness Surveys.
(5) Treatment of Minor Ailments.
(6) Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(7) Treatment of Visual Defects (Provision of glasses at Contract
prices).
(8) Examination of children re Physical Fitness for participating
in Sports.
(9) Operative Treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids, by arrangement
with three local Hospitals.
(10) X-Ray Treatment of Ringworm.
(11) Provision of Meals to necessitous children.
(12) Provision of Surgical Instruments and Appliances for
crippled children.
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