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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Exclusion forms were issued to children for the following complaints :—
| Ringworm of Scalp | ||
| Ringworm of Body ... | ||
| Impetigo Contagiosa... | ||
| Infective Eye Inflammation ... | ||
| Septic conditions | ||
| Verminous conditions | ||
| Scabies | ||
| Other Skin conditions | ||
| Acute Throat conditions | ||
| Miscellaneous affections | ||
The comparative totals for the year 1922 were 1,153 and
19,215.
7. FOLLOWING UP.
The arrangements for following up defects found at medical
inspection were set out fully in the report for 1920, and these
have been continued throughout. The School Nurses have paid
2,919 visits to the homes of children in whom defects were found
at routine medical inspection. Of the 1,503 children referred for
treatment 1,246, or 78'8 per cent., have obtained treatment. The
corresponding percentage for the year 1922 was 89, and the
marked falling off was due undoubtedly to the elaborate system
in force for the purpose of securing payment from parents for the
cost of treatment. Under the amended system (see 8a) it is probable
that more satisfactory results will be obtained and that the
School Nurses will encounter less difficulty in their work of following
up.
8. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
The following clinics are held weekly for the treatment of
defects in school children :—
(1) General Clinic (Minor Ailments and Observation Cases),
Town Hall—Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
9 a.m.