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RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION
A Joint committee of the Institute of Child Health (University of London), the Society
of Medical Officers of Health and the Population Investigation Committee at the London School
of Economics has been following the health, growth and development of 6,000 children born in
the first week of March, 1946, who are drawn from all social classes and from all parts of
England and Wales. The Education Committee, In common with many other local authorities,
agreed to co-operate in the Inquiry. The first part of the survey is now over and a •number of
papers and reports have been published. A pamphlet entitled "The Health and Growth of the
Under-Plves" has been published by the Joint committee for the information of school nurses,
health visitors and others who have helped in the field work. The Joint committee record
their gratitude to the health visitors for the work which they have done.
During 1952 and 1953 the medical officers carried out 25 and 21 survey examinations
respectively, but none were required by the committee In 1954-. The number of reports
completed by the school nurses during 1952, 1953 and 1954 were 25, 68 and 24 respectively.
TREATMENT
RINGWORM. One case of ringworm of the scalp was treated during the year. It was a small
lesion at the back of the head treated at hospital by fungicidal ointment. It may be remembered
that in the previous year no case was recorded, being the first time in the history of the
Service when no case was found. The reduction In the number of children with ringworm Is
general and there is a good deal of evidence to show that ringworm of the scalp is a declining
disease. The figures for previous years are given for comparison.
Year Total number Received X-ray
treated treatment
1946 24 16
1947 15 9
1948 7 6
1949 2 1
1950 4 1
1951 5 2
1952 3 -
1953 - -
The incidence in 1954 was 0.0037 per cent. It is interesting to compare this very low
incidence with that of twenty-six to twenty-eight years ago.
Number of School
cases Population Evidence
1926 117 50,279 0.23
1927 84 49,660 0.17
1928 78 48,939 0.20
THE WORK OF THE MINOR AILMENT CLINICS. There are three minor aliment clinics in the
Borough, their location being as follows
Balaam Street School Clinic, Open 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Balaam Street, Plaistow, E.13.
Rosetta School Clinic, ditto.
Saphia Road, Custom House, E.16.
Stratford School Clinic, ' ditto.
84, West Ham Lane, Stratford, E.15.
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