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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
East Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Comparative Statement of Work.
| 1913. | 1914. | |
|---|---|---|
| Routine Inspections | 4,905 | 7,881 |
| Special Cases | 527 | 458 |
| Re-inspections | 1,189 | 1,397 |
| Visits for Medical Inspection | 260 | 310 |
| Consultations at Inspection Clinic | 5,626 | 5,885 |
| Number of Treatments at Clinic | *2,851 | 1,737 |
| Nurses' Special Visits to Departments | 64 | 41 |
| Nurses' Visits to Homes | 943 | 878 |
| Children Examined for Cleanliness | 22,983 | 15,209 |
| Number of Cleansings | 16 | 59 |
* Ophthalmic and Dental cases are not included in the number for the years 1913
and 1914.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL INSPECTION AND DISTURBANCE
OF SCHOOL ROUTINE.
The arrangements for Medical Inspection are briefly as
follows:—
Teachers are given several days' notice of the intended visit
of the Doctor and Nurse.
In the interval between the notice and the Doctor's visit, cards
are sent by the teachers to the parents of children whose ages come
within the scope of routine inspection.
By means of these cards to parents—
(1) Particulars are obtained of the Infectious Diseases
from which the children have suffered.
(2) Parents are notified of the date and hour of the
Medical Inspection, and are given permission to attend.
(3) Opportunity is given to those parents who may wish
to object to their children being examined.
Medical Inspection cards, bearing the name and address of
each child and certain other data, are prepared by the teachers.