London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Heston and Isleworth 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

This page requires JavaScript

26
SPECIAL CASES.
The figures in the accompanying table give in greater detail
information relating to children coming under notice for the various
conditions set out in the table.
It will be seen that 1298 new cases were brought under
observation during the year, because they were referred by either: —
(a). The School Attendance Sub-Committees,
(b). School Attendance Officers,
(c). Head Teachers,
(d). Health Visitors, or the School Medical Officer at
Medical Inspection.
Of these 1298 children 846 were in such condition that their
exclusion from school was deemed necessary, losing thereby over
65,313 attendances. In some of these cases the disease is easily
remedied when properly treated, but untreated, the cure of the
disease is much protracted; this refers especially to skin diseases,
eye diseases, and ear diseases.
It will be seen that nearly half the total number of attendances
lost have been due to skin diseases, of which Ringworm and
Impetigo form the greater proportion.
Those children referred to in the table and excluded are reexamined
at frequent intervals, and are closely followed up in order
to encourage the parents to have the condition remedied and permit
the child returning to school.

The work under this heading is carried out one half-day a week at the Health Department, Council House, where suitable accommodation is provided, and another half-day at Isleworth Public Hall; unfortunately, the arrangements at Isleworth are not at all suitable.