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2643dca9-c1b8-46fc-a0bf-5ce70f072729 | 50.000) 14.8 0.04 11.2 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.07 0.17 0.41 3.8 55 London 13.3 0.52 11.4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.51 11.2 58 Acton I2.6 0.5 10.2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.1 0.11 0..5 12.0 60 The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows 'Pucrpcral Sepsis. Others. Total. |
649a9e71-3653-4e2a-a259-eb24ed943799 | [/##] per 1,000 Live Births 1.68 2.42 4.10 per 1,000 Total Births 1.61 2.32 3.93 41 TABLE II VITAL STATESTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1935 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Year Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Birth* Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District ... |
8dbd3ae3-2d93-4ca1-8c0f-4fc71500baff | 67 21 280 62 60 704 10.55 1928 67,645 1003 14.83 479 7.08 29 244 55 55 694 10.26 1929 68,000 1026 14.90 540 7.87 21 307 85 83 826 12.04 1930 69,565 1105 15.88 440 6.33 31 284 56 50 693 9.96 1931 70,560 1018 14.43 456 0.40 35 321 62 61 742 10.52 1932 70,640 970 13.70 486 0.88 29 302 60 62 786 11.11 1933 70,300 886 12.00... |
e0c35e36-5f2b-4e95-b5a0-905425b7c8f8 | 99 31 329 41 46 788 11.20 1934 69,472 943 13.57 454 0.50 24 297 39 41 727 10.46 1935 68,960 868 12.00 417 0.04 41 328 51 60 704 10.20 42 TABLE III. AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1935. Causes of Death. Age in Years. WARD DISTRIBUTION All ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 2 and under 5 5 and under 15 15... |
bbab6033-f9cb-467e-a054-73a5539aecea | Enteric Fever 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - Whooping Cough 3 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 Diphtheria 8 - - 3 4 1 - - - 1 1 3 3 Influenza 8 - - - - - - 4 4 3 3 - 2 Cerebro spinal Fever 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - Phthisis 32 - - - - 5 18 5 4 0 5 9 12 Other forms of Tuberculosis 9 - - 2 2 2 - 1 2 3 2 1 3 Syphilis 2 1 - - - - - 1 - ... |
9c1ef5ce-ef0e-4080-87f4-4fd491e1f9c4 | & Tabes Dorsalis 3 - - - - - - 2 1 - 2 - 1 Cancer 94 - - - - - 4 49 41 31 24 18 21 Diabetes 11 - - - - - - 3 8 3 3 1 4 Rheumatic Fever 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &e. 67 - - - - - 2 20 45 21 22 1 1 13 Heart Disease 133 - - - 2 2 9 25 95 40 27 29 37 Other Circulatory Diseases 24 - - - - - - 5 19 9 5 ... |
d9a1d8fe-6a0a-4e13-9c33-1e685b7c8b67 | 8 12 5 5 7 Other Respiratory Diseases 3 - - - - - 2 1 - 1 2 - - Peptic Uleer 11 - - - - - - 5 0 4 1 - 1 Diarrhoea 11 11 - - - - - - - 1 2 3 5 Appendicitis 8 - - - - 1 2 4 1 - 1 4 3 Cirrhosis of Liver 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - Other diseases of Liver 7 - - - - - - 1 0 1 3 3 - Other Digestive Diseases 1 - - - - - - - 1 -... |
cee5520c-e933-425b-b69f-04af989051c4 | 1 - - Other diseases, &c. of Parturition 2 - - - - - 2 - - 1 - 1 - Congenital debility, Prematurity, &c. 25 25 - - - - - - - 12 6 3 4 Senility 62 - - - - - - 1 61 18 13 10 15 Suicide 9 - - - - - 2 0 1 4 4 - 1 Other deaths from violence 27 - - 1 2 3 5 0 10 11 5 2 9 Other defined diseases 07 0 1 1 6 4 6 19 21 25 13 13 10... |
1b80e760-90ef-4287-a87c-3f9f155ea448 | Ages. WARDS. Total Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—I weeks 1—3 months 3—6 1 months 6—9 | months. 9—12 months North East North West South East South West Whooping Cough . 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 2 Congenita! Syphilis 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - Pneumonia 3 - - - - 1 2 - - - 1 - 2 Diarrhoea 11 - 1 1 1 4 4 - - 1 2 3 5 Pr... |
e78d4cb6-9fba-4add-8ace-2ad40112873e | 1 1 2 - - - Spina Bifida 3 - 2 1 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 Anencephalus 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - Marasmus 2 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 1 - Injury at birth 5 4 - 1 - - - - - 3 1 - 1 Convulsions 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - Intussusception 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 Hiorsthspring's Disease 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 Otitis Media 2 - - - - ... |
79553eee-f583-4f03-9ab4-e4d5bc9ae771 | 7 10 2 3 17 10 8 16 44 TABLE V. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1935. Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. Ward Distribution. At all Apes under 1 l to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 Over 05 North East North West South East South West Scarlet Fever 103 - 40 46 ... |
6bd2eb04-a162-4140-af75-4d0ad0bcf573 | Puerperal Pyrexia 3 - - - 2 1 - - 2 1 - - Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 2 - - - - - - - - 1 1 Paratyphoid 2 - - - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Tuberculosis 27 - 1 3 29 29 18 5 22 16 10 29 19 - 2 8 4 4 1 1 5 5 3 6 TOTALS 337 3 72 111 51 55 31 14 l01 101 47 81 45 OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. Cases. Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total Blind... |
61bbd1a1-180a-4d86-8edb-aa666c711476 | 2 1 1 2 - - - 46 CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. TABLE 6. Total Notified. Scarlet Fever 82 103 Diphtheria 78 80 Pneumonia 13 29 Puerperal Pyrexia 3 3 Erysipelas 16 22 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 2 Paratyphoid 2 2 TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Male Female. Total. Live Births. Total 461 407 868 Legitimate 436 387 823 Illegitimate 25 20 45 Sti... |
657a9a90-d394-42ad-b0c3-46d0eba91cb4 | the district 407 136 63 45 163 Notifications received from other districts 442 156 121 60 105 Notified Still Birth Inside 5 Outside 18 Total 23 Notifications were received from:- Doctors and Parents 701 Midwives 171 Table 8. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1935. |
919b8449-d573-4a93-bede-3e7ff47e3b2e | Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council 4 Total number of attendances at all centres during the year:— (a) by children under 1 year of age 10,295 (b) by children between 1 and 5 years of age 7,817 47 Average attendance of cliildren per session Number of children who attended for the first time during t... |
5974699b-bf3c-478c-a061-0eaf6ca833aa | Number of Expectant Mothers who attended 335 Number of attendances made by Expectant Mothers 373 Mothers referred for Dental treatment at the Clinic 85 Mothers supplied with Dentures 19 Expectant Mothers to whom Dried Milk was supplied 24 Number of packets of Dried Milk supplied 196 TABLE 10. INQUESTS. Inquests — 38 Ki... |
56929798-a42e-4987-9f76-f68b5ca483db | Heart Disease 11 Want of attention at birth 1 Cerebral Haemorrhage 5 Influenza — — 1 Atheroma 3 Cancer ' __ — 1 N'ephritis 3 Bronchitis 1 Acute Pancreatitis __ 1 Septic Meningitis 1 48 FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 2.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspec... |
be7abba7-4c57-4801-b15c-adf0833307d6 | Found Remedied (1) (2) (3) Want of Cleanliness 31 31 Want of Ventilation Nil Nil Overcrowding Nil Nil Want of drainage of Floors 2 2 Other Nuisances 6 6 Sanitary Accommodation:- Insufficient 4 4 Unsuitable or defective 33 33 Not separate for sexes Nil Nil Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:— Illegal Occupatio... |
04c99547-b704-43b4-a3a4-7f3308cab770 | M. W. Kinch, M.R.San.I., Cert of Royal Sanitary Institute ; holds Meat and Smoke Certificates ; Chief Sanitary Inspector (Inspector under Diseases of Animals Acts and the Rag Flock Act). J.J.Jenkins, Cert, of Royal Sanitary Institute; holds Meat and Smoke Certificates, Sanitary Inspector (Inspector under Fabrics Misdes... |
8274cdc4-47ff-41fc-8c8c-beeebce639e8 | Miss A. Woosnam, s.r.n., c.m.b., Health Visitor and School Nurse. Miss M. I. Greenwood, s.r.n. , Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute, C.m.b., Health Visitor and School Nurse. H. 1,. Hacker,* Chief Clerk. 50 Miss G. Overall* Clerk. (Resigned 31/8/35) Miss V. E. Arnold* Clerk. Miss D. E. Beacon. Clerk. Miss A. Kent* ... |
69339423-edfa-48bb-bb19-ff02f145187c | Note.—To the salaries of all the above officials excepting those marked with an asterisk, contribution is made under the Local Government Act, 1929. I have again to express my appreciation and thanks to all the members of my staff for their excellent co-operation during the year. I am, Your obedient Servant, D. J. THOM... |
95b0cd36-0190-4218-a831-b526b3765814 | appointed a Health Visitor and School Nurse to the Brentbond Chiswick Council; she had served here in a similar capacity with quiet effciencv for 2½ years. Miss Greenwood was appointed to succeed her in July of last year. 52 As in former years the subject matter has been arranged as far as possible in tabular form. The... |
5c24c61d-e713-4699-a4c0-a2f7e78f498b | We did not underestimate the difficulties, and as a result of a conference with the head teachers, the Director of Education and the Chairman of the Education Committee, when a frank interchange of views took place, a syllabus was agreed upon and a place given to the definite teaching of hygiene. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHO... |
ef2cc792-146e-4781-a175-5c25e0565799 | John Perryn Senior 360 247 224 Junior Mixed 288 278 254 Infants' 336 289 254 Priory Senior Boys' 500 334 302 Senior Girls' 499 363 312 Infants' 400 288 252 Rothschild Junior Boys' 450 218 201 Infants' 400 274 235 Southfield Senior Boys' 415 207 189 Junior Mixed 382 327 301 Infants' 350 242 196 Turnham Green R. C. Mixed... |
d9418f0f-ec34-4fac-a27e-f4e8db0a9042 | 3 36.9 32.9 36.6 31.5 4 39.2 35.9 38.4 33.7 5 41.4 38.7 41.1 37.5 6 43. 41.3 42.8 40.1 7 45.4 45.4 45.1 44.1 8 47.8 51. 47.5 49.4 9 49.2 54.8 48.9 52.6 10 51.3 59.6 51.2 59.8 11 52.7 64.6 52.8 63.9 12 55. 71.6 55.6 73.9 13 56.2 76.5 56.9 79. 14 58. |
0677ceda-65bc-47cb-be51-116135f2e98d | 86.1 58.9 88.2 15 61.8 99.3 62.3 106.8 TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES LEAVERS (BOYS) Years of Age. No. Examined. 12—13 13—14 14—15 No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. Weight lbs. Acton Wells Senior 39 38 57.5 83.2 1 57.5 79 ...... ...... ...... Central 37 37 59.1... |
1cd39c32-2784-4a64-9531-d106a6ea49ae | Boys' 63 59 56.8 77.6 4 58 84.5 ...... ...... ...... Human Catholic 17 12 59 86.4 4 61.3 96.6 1 61 88.5 322 307 14 1 ...... ...... (GIRLS) Acton Wells Snr. 40 39 58.3 83.1 1 64.5 98.5 ...... ...... ...... Beaurn't Pk. Snr. 67 67 58.1 81.8 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Central 42 42 59 82.1 ...... ...... ...... |
5792d464-2216-423f-bd3d-d292e2d44880 | 48 48 58.9 85.1 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Priory 140 142 57.6 79.4 4 60.4 85.6 ...... ...... _ Roman Catholic 19 17 58.9 84.2 2 62.2 92.5 ...... ...... ...... 362 355 7 < 54 TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES. INTERMEDIATES (BOYS) No. Examined Years of Age. 7—8 8—9 9—10 No. Height ins. ... |
060410ad-b3af-4045-b45b-5d1044eff769 | 41 25 49 54.1 10 50 55.5 ...... ...... ...... Beaumont Pk. lnfts.' 7 7 47.1 5O ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Berry mede Jnr. 86 40 48.6 53 45 48.7 54.8 1 53 72.5 Berry mede Infants' 5 0 49.6 55.4 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Derwentwater Jnr. 34 20 49.1 54.0 14 51.4 59.4 ....... ...... Derwentwater ln... |
c8ee0af4-d6cc-4a22-a5ba-49cc2fc97e9c | Priorv Infants' 4 4 48 51.0 . . . . . . Rothschild Junior 50 13 48.9 54.5 30 49.2 50 1 53.8 57 Rothschild Infants' 8 8 49.5 55.5 . . . . . . Southfield Junior 27 20 49.2 50.1 7 48.4 50.9 . . . Southfield Infants' 8 8 47.9 51.9 . . . . . . Roman Catholic 21 6 48.8 52.5 11 51.5 57.2 4 50.9 57.5 353 189 157 7 TABLE SHOWIN... |
95f7202c-393f-473c-8b51-f10c1e4e4d7a | 7—8 8—9 9—10 No-. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. t lbs. Acton Wells Junior 21 12 49.4 54.3 9 49.5 56 ...... ...... ...... Acton Wells Infants' 37 14 48 49.8 23 48.8 52.8 ...... ...... ...... Beaumont Park Jnr. 42 28 48.4 50.3 14 48.9 52.2 ...... —...... ...... Beaumont Park lnfts. 4... |
a9b2958e-5526-452a-8ec8-4cf9a302ead5 | 2 2 49.6 51.2 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Derwentwater Jnr. 28 14 49.9 52.3 14 50.6 55.8 ...... ...... ...... Derwentwater lnfts.' 3 3 51.6 57.5 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... John Perrvn Jnr. 5 ...... ... ...... 4 47:4 46.7 1 53-8 62 John Perrvn lnfts.' |
149bc6d4-8309-4bbe-88ca-62eb87a4abf9 | 38 10 47.5 50.6 22 48.7 53.7 ...... ...... ...... Priory Infants' 8 8 48.1 51 ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Rothschild Infants' 7 7 47.6 48.8 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Southfield Junior 39 28 46.8 53.9 9 48 50.1 2 51 70.1 Southfield Infants' 2 9 51.1 56 ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ |
c77e707c-2d8e-49be-bb72-ed74b6eb4d27 | Examined Years of Age 3—4 4—5 5—6 6-7 No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height ins. Weight lbs. No. Height No. Weight. lbs. Acton Wells Infants' 86 . 42 40.8 38.5 30 43 41.5 8 45.6 46.3 Beaumont Park Infants' 62 10 38.3 34.9 15 40.8 40.1 28 42.5 42.2 9 44.7 45.5 Berrymede Infants' 67 26 37.2 3... |
d7cb437f-2fad-40a4-b364-7cf8dc7b6b28 | 37 40.9 38.0 20 43.8 44 5 45.1 45.7 John Perryn Infants' 41 . . . 15 40.8 39.2 23 43 42.1 3 45.7 48.8 Priorv Infants' 58 . . . 25 41.2 38.9 20 43.8 43.3 7 45.3 45.8 Rothschild Infants' 42 10 38.7 35.5 14 41.5 39.4 15 43.5 42 4 44.4 46 Routhfield Infants' 66 . . . 30 41.6 40.3 30 43.3 41.8 6 47.3 48 Roman Catholic 17 . ... |
cf47ca02-9bef-4444-a81c-fcd3ffe1e110 | 4 40.9 3 45.9 44.4 501 46 200 202 47 (GIRLS) Acton Wells Infants' 55 . . . 22 40.1 36.3 27 42.9 41.3 6 43.9 42.5 Beaumont Park Infants' 69 16 36.6 32.5 18 40.2 37 29 41.8 40 6 45.9 40.4 Berrymede Infants' 57 15 36.2 31.9 15 40.4 38.2 19 42.5 42 8 44.5 45.7 Derwentwater Infants' 66 . . 27 41.1 37.9 32 42.4 39.6 7 45.1 4... |
d069270e-b3fb-4bf1-bd19-3a14c469ffbc | ... ...... ...... 22 40.9 38.4 24 43. 41.9 6 45.5 40 Priory Infants' 51 ...... ...... ...... 19 40.6 36.8 20 42.5 40 12 44.8 44.2 Rothschild Infants' 45 9 37.5 31.9 15 40.1 36.1 17 43.4 42.8 4 48 52.8 Southfield Infants' 61 ...... ...... ....... 19 41.8 38.4 37 43.9 42.7 5 16.9 46.6 Roman Catholic 11 ...... ...... ....... |
f011d0d0-a44a-47a4-8b67-2443733fcd3f | 77 Children were operated upon during the year under the Authority's scheme for removal of tonsils and adenoids. 65 of these were operated upon because of repeated attacks of tonsillitis and repeated and constant head and throat colds accompanied by obstruction to the breathing, and enlargement of the glands in the nec... |
32d1c2f6-6232-4220-9731-316f856047d1 | It will be seen that there is an increase in the number at the end of last year, but it must be remembered that the free meal population is a floating one, and that children are stopping and starting free meals all the time. These numbers are not therefore strictly comparable and on analysis of actual meals taken it wi... |
3e59207a-0bdb-4584-8bf0-6c38e0ed8825 | A grand total of 37,820 meals was supplied during the year, 227 children receiving meals and milk, 3 children receiving meals only, and 74 children receiving milk only. 94,169 bottles of milk were provided during the year. From this it will be seen that advantage is being taken of the facilities provided for necessitou... |
f523f2fa-afa8-4873-90db-5c1f9f792ef2 | Accordingly, out of curiosity, 80 " infants " who had been put on free meals and milk, were chosen at random and their height and weight averaged out, and also their average age calculated. It was found that their average height was 41.6-in. and the correct height for the average age was 41.5-in. There was thus practic... |
002bd017-ea1a-43a2-85f6-4006fd6793bb | and the average weight 70.7-lbs. For their average age they should have measured 54.7-ins. and weighed 73.9-lbs. There was thus again very little difference in height but the average underweight for age was 3.2-lbs. When for the "juniors" a comparable calculation was made for 80 chosen at random, it was found that thei... |
9746bc53-31c6-41ba-b65b-7ad2e7fdf792 | Seeking a reason for this, it is certain that there is no single factor at work. The fact that no distinction as regards sex was made, would account in part for the " seniors " showing so little difference as it is well known that about the age of 12, girls tend to put on weight. At this period also it is common for bo... |
c4362e1b-4a4c-44d1-a2e1-4933e3b05913 | Following the introduction of the Summer Time Act in 1921, an investigation was made into the effect of this Act on the health of the school child and on the amount of rest and sleep which the children got in the Winter and Summer. The amount of sleep required at different ages is stated to be as follows :—| Four to se... |
fffae3cd-e965-4041-b1c9-54fc9a72774e | These figures were of course drawn from all the school children in Acton, not only from those whose home circumstances required that extra nourishment should be granted them, but it is most surprising to find that where the results of poverty are apparent in malnutrition in childhood these effects should be aggravated ... |
974d3f94-3cac-44c6-9eb8-893d2758744b | Aural Report. The frequency of discharging ears is not a bad index of the efficiency of medical care in any community, and in a recent number of the " Lancet " an incident is related which shows the frequency of the condition in former years. Some twenty years ago a mother brought one of her children to an out-patient ... |
725259e0-5da7-4948-938b-099da163bfc5 | Frequently the smell was so objectionable that the teachers requested us to exclude the children from school attendance, and occasionally this was adopted, but we found this of little service as no complaint led to such a prolonged absence from school. One of our difficulties in those early days arose from lack of co-o... |
5c57dd0e-7b9c-49d2-812c-973ffc03c5f1 | Arrangements were subsequently made for the examination and treatment of cases by a -pecialist, and our cases showed a welcome diminution in the number. The same method of running the Ear Clinic has been followed this year as previously, and the results have well repaid the labour which has gone to making the work a su... |
ab7c3b5c-957c-4613-a501-e7e8c4757064 | The first is the intermittent discharge which clears up completely but begins again when the child gets a head cold with infection extending to the middle ear. It is not always easy to convince the patient and its parent that the nose treatment advised is as important a part of the cure as the local treatment to 60 the... |
5fa856cb-d1c7-454f-b0bc-ae8489de3a8b | 35 children were referred complaining of deafness, and investigation provided the following figures:— 28 were suffering from wax in their ears and were cured on its removal. 4 were deaf after bad head colds and got better on suitable treatment as their colds improved. 2 were due to abnormalities in the formation of the... |
282b1405-09ac-44af-92d4-43a6a6e365b7 | 8 were getting pain from impacted plugs of wax, 2 had mumps, 1 had furunculosis of the external auditory meatus and, 1 showed nothing to substantiate the claim to earache. 34 cases of otorrhoea have been treated and cured during 1935. 61 27 of these were acute cases, ears discharging when first seen, and they responded... |
be0e5035-3338-4d19-9c8d-3705664cfa09 | 11 cases of otorrhoea which were not showing signs of improvement were referred to Hospital for further advice or treatment. 3 had mastoidectomy performed, two are cured but the third operation is too recent to know the result. 1 was put on special treatment and is to be operated upon in 2 months time if the local trea... |
e8c8be74-5977-470f-9c94-176603d73233 | All these children had been taught to keep their ears clean by themselves and should therefore have been able to carry on the work of the clinic even if they no longer attended school. 62 At the end of 1935, the ear clinic was left with 8 children still suffering from otorrhoea. 3 of these were cases of intermittent ot... |
42ae4662-b9f5-4b1e-b30e-2b2c529e9c48 | STAMMERING AND SPEECH DEFECTS. Stammering is generally classified as a Speech Defect, although in reality this is a misnomer. The stammerer has nothing organically wrong with his vocal apparatus, neither has he any defect of the speech itself. This may be proved by the fact that he can sing or speak in chorus perfectly... |
b1920aff-2b47-4e1c-a6e0-5c20cb2538f0 | The child goes to school and meets new companions, discipline is forced upon him probably for the first time and he is suddenly plunged into a new atmosphere which is completely alien to him, and he begins to stammer. A shy, self-conscious child will stammer first from fear' a more precocious child will stammer out of ... |
f7f46699-df02-4698-83de-00a7a278580e | Everyone knows 63 the familiar story of Demosthenes, the Greek orator, who is said to have cured his stammer by standing on the sea-shore shouting to the waves with a pebble on his tongue. A few weeks ago I heard of a small boy who had cured his stammer in the same way. Less than fifty years ago it was a comparatively ... |
b553cd40-648b-420b-a5cb-cbc3d5dbc629 | It is the job of the Speech Therapist to get at the root of this subconscious preference and help the stammerer to find out the cause of his stammer and so get rid of it. Every stammerer is different and it is soon found out that it is necessary to treat the stammerer and not the stammer. As there is no speech defect i... |
a4dad480-cd26-4eda-a8e3-ca611a8f8f65 | Breathing exercises are important as they help to develop control and establish confidence in the stammerer's . power over his own voice. Recitation and reading are practiced sparingly and only in order to convince the stammerer of his progress. The essential part of the cure is to get rid of the feeling off inferiorit... |
1462a440-4b02-49ab-8d1a-b406cc5a8990 | I had a case of a boy of fourteen who could not read, because when he was younger his teacher passed him by because his stammer prevented him from speaking quickly. Even- case can be cured eventtally, the time depends entirely on the individual. The complete cure may take from 3 months to 3 years or more, according to ... |
d3a455f7-aa5e-4930-9d76-aac1111426a0 | This form of bad articulation, which has no organic defect sometimes prevails to an older age and is commonly met with amongst older children and adults of a low mental status. It can be cured byre-education of the speech by mouth, lip and tongue exercises, and mimicry. A young child of average intelligence will soon l... |
8ecfec33-e9c7-4597-8e5b-66f609de3b36 | But the operation cannot be performed until the child is 2 or 3 years old so that he learns to speak badly. After the operation it is necessary to teach the child to breath through the mouth and nose, to exercise the uvula and soft palate which has become stiff through the operation, and to re-educate the speech. The c... |
c0b7ce90-de2e-411a-b321-59caac13ce28 | In January, 1935, 31 children were attending these classes and during the year:— 65 10 left school, 3 left the district, 13 were discharged as cured, 2 were removed from the classes, 1 was re-admitted, and 9 new cases were admitted. Apart from the 13 discharged as cured, the majority of those attending the classes show... |
ace38288-30cc-4645-a364-f05e7087c087 | 33 children were selected as suitable for speech training, and in October the classes for these were formed according to age. As there were fewer stammerers at this time, it was found possible to deal with them in the mornings on Monday and Thursday from 10-12 o'clock in 3 classes of 40 minutes duration. This left the ... |
a99f4f57-46b0-441b-80a6-73f35983b80a | Other defects were due to faulty dentition, to malformation of the mouth or to some degree of deafness. Some cases were referred from the Special School, backward, sluggish or slovenly speech, and it is hoped that speech training in their cases may encourage their power of concentration and mental attitude generally. A... |
c38aa76d-0cb2-4772-bfba-cc6a72382f89 | Two boys and a girl attend Ackmar Road School and one girl is at Oak I Lodge Resid_ential School. Mentally Defective Children. 45 children are attending the Acton Special School for Mental Defectives, 25 boys and 20 girls. Epileptic Children. Of 5 children suffering from Epilepsy, 3 are in institutions, one boy and one... |
084919d9-2d71-451a-b2d2-0aafc62b4e86 | Two boys, one suffering from tubercular enteritis, and one from tuberculous osteomyelitis of the right ilium, are at the Royal Sea Bathing Home at Margate ; two children, one boy and one girl are in the Victoria Home, Margate, and the Rob Roy Home, Margate, respectively, suffering from tuberculous hip disease. Another ... |
7555f592-b4ab-48e9-ac71-bebf91e5b7de | Vincent's Home, Pinner, and arrangements were made to send a boy 67 to the Shaftesbury Home, Hastings, but his father declined. He has been attending an ordinary elementary school. Heart Disease. The girl is at an ordinary elementary school, one boy is in the West Middlesex Hospital and two girls are attending Hospital... |
c5addf21-14af-4ac7-8513-8eae39c752c9 | One girl who suffers from rheumatism is at present at the Chenies Convalescent Home, Seaford, while two other children a boy and a girl, who suffer from the effects of rheumatism are at present at home. One boy who had suffered from tubercular adenitis, has had an accident and has been in Hospital, but is to attend an ... |
4833ca65-f821-4070-a65e-745882fd5667 | Of this number, 60 refused treatment or left the district, four obtained glasses privately, and glasses were prescribed in cases. In addition, 17 boys from the Junior Technical and County Schools were examined. 6 were found to require no treatment and 11 were provided with glasses. 68 From the Welfare Centres, 4 mother... |
510fc5b2-2441-4c85-a781-26e43b8b8a72 | This figure illustrates the care with which the children are examined prior to their appearance in the ophthalmic clinic, since all presented symptoms or signs which might have been due to ocular defects. Certain practical difficulties arise in all clinics in cases in which prolonged treatment is indicated. Especially ... |
b9c5da4e-11f8-45b4-9175-ba0f7cc62612 | It is not perhaps surprising therefore, that parents are apt to conclude that their children are not receiving any benefit from the fact of wearing spectacles, &c., and the children of such parents are often inadequately supervised at home as regards occlusion and so forth. The fact remains, that in default of treatmen... |
623b70ef-6658-462a-92f2-be658119c656 | In recent years, there has been a great improvement in the technique of treatment of cases both of manifest squint and in cases of smaller defects of muscle balance, 69 In 1935, seven children were referred to hospital for the correction of defects of muscle balance causing eye strain. These cases were relieved of symp... |
9768ff61-a99d-4369-8776-6d7a11837944 | This is the term suggested by the Committee appointed to inquire into the problems relating to the condition, in preference t<> the old term of partially blind children. For educational purposes the definition of blindness is a much wider one than that adopted for the purposes of the Blind persons Act. For the purposes... |
fbed47b4-cbaf-430d-b454-8732db06c4bd | (3)—Those who are suffering from conditions such as myopia which may be aggravated by following the ordinary school curriculum. Cases in categories (2) and (3) are the partially sighted for whom special provision is necessary. Myopia is by far the most 70 important and frequent single condition which leads to an admiss... |
7a21d96e-5bb1-4729-8284-aaef3c067b37 | Here the question of sight saving does not arise as it does in the case of myopia, for the conditions are permanent and will not progress. The question of admitting cases of optic atrophy to a special school is controversial. The majority of such cases are progressive and eventually become blind. Some argue that while ... |
30203c1a-6585-4f1c-b6bb-2bfbf38234ca | (2)—A boy of 8 who has a cataract in right eye and good vision in the left eye. (3)—A girl who had an accident to the right eye, and at present wears glasses of 13 dioptres for that eye. She has good sight in the left eye with a glass of 2 dioptres. (4)—A girl of 13 who has been at Mayfield for prolonged treatment to a... |
369b5316-6b3b-428b-bc5f-a055905c9167 | There are 11 cases of high myopia under observation by the Ophthalmic Surgeon. They are examined periodically, in most of them near work is prohibited and the question of a special school will depend upon the progress of the condition, and any other factor which the Ophthalmic Surgeon will deem of importance. There are... |
99a8f56f-7bff-4fe1-9919-5d824a830e80 | The bulk of the evidence indicates a preponderating opinion in this country in favour of the segregation system of educating partially sighted children, but the dominating factor in forming; current opinion on the education of the partially sighted, has been the pioneer work of the London County Council. By reason of i... |
06c486fa-7717-49a7-9d31-c5fa8ad6c842 | A factor which has also contributed to the increase is the much greater dependability of the attendance of the older boys, thus reducing the number of wasted appointments to a minimum for these schools. 72 The problem of oral hygiene still remains a big one. I was very interested to find that one or two classes which h... |
847d592b-e012-4808-98a3-eab704a75cb2 | The figures for the elementary schools are given in the Tables at the end of the Report, but below will be found a summary of the work carried out for the Technical and Secondary Schools and for the Welfare Clinics. Schools. T V elf are cases Number of cases examined 535 Mothers 126 Children 176 Referred for treatment ... |
e29ea9fa-18cd-4d0e-87bb-18700c0ad083 | Even endeavour is still being made to keep tip the level of immunity which was attained in 1932-1933, and in this connection it may be of interest to compare the percentage immunised in the Infant departments of our schools at the end of. 73 December in the years 1933, 1934 and 1935, and to note that on the whole the l... |
2f6c5c61-94fa-4220-9625-cec4936f9196 | 1933 1934 1935 Acton Wells Infant 24.3% 44.6% 72.4% Beaumont Park Infant 64.7 52.9 50.4 Berrymede Infant 37.6 24.9 24.6 Derwentwater Infants 75.3 51.4 56.3 John Perryn Infant 63.1 58 71.6 Priory Infant 43.1 50 65.03 Rothschild Infant 35.5 33.8 35.8 Southfield 58.8 52.3 61.07 It is now three years since immunisation on ... |
a4a4a246-4954-43ba-a871-700ecc7e968c | In the late summer of 1935 there had been notified two cases of Diphtheria in immunised children. Both these children had mild attacks and devloped no complications, but because of this experience, and the published figures, it was decided to re-test all children who had been immunised 3 years ago, and to re-immunise a... |
24e66b30-2829-49fd-bbc1-5677ba1c86f0 | of children tested 5 14 14 14 18 23 10 29 46 56 6 235 Negative 5 14 13 11 17 21 8 24 40 46 5 204 Pseudo reactions 1 1 1 2 6 1 12 Positive reactions 3 1 2 1 4 4 4 19 It will be noted that 19 children out of 235, i.e.., 8.1% had relapsed into being Schick positive. It has been said, and with so me proof, that the very sm... |
11c96e61-5caa-44e5-af1b-805197b62206 | The work is still proceeding and so these children's protection is being continued together with the fresh relays of children who are being immunised. In this connection it may here be mentioned that the Schick test as used hitherto is not an infallible guide to the protection of the individual. It is not unknown that ... |
f5463023-f0f7-4912-bcb1-4682fed891d5 | It is too soon to give figures or results of the work done, and time alone will show whether the use of this stronger toxin will eliminate all danger of an immunised person developing Diphtheria, however mild the attack. There were 46 cases of Diphtheria in our schools in 1935, as against 58 in 1934. Of these, nearly 5... |
f0d990b5-400f-437c-be91-4a23c3949393 | 75 Below is attached a Table giving the immunisation figure from January to December, 1935, in the various schools. Immunisation Figures—Jan. to Dec. 1935. School Schick Positive reactors. Number of attendances for 1st dose. 2nd. 3rd. A.W.S. 2 1 1 1 1 A.W.J. 22 7 14 16 19 A.W.I. 4 1 53 83 84 B.P.S.G. — — — — — B.P.J.G.... |
ce4d3212-6a14-4a0f-913f-81e94443633a | 3 2 3 4 4 D.I. 1 1 63 59 55 J.P.S. 2 1 2 2 2 J.P.J. 6 5 8 12 10 J.P.I. 3 - 81 85 89 P.B. - - 1 — — P.G. 1 1 1 1 — P.I. ._ — - 52 50 48 R.J. 1 1 3 3 4 R.I. — - 7 6 12 S.S.B. — - — — — S.J. 15 12 9 3 3 S.I — — 64 52 51 R.C. |
9e3eb91b-75d6-42cd-af91-c569ed7e683f | 8 6 9 9 5 Other Schools 20 16 22 21 24 Welfare — — 317 294 284 Total 100 63 761 742 739 In addition 620 children were Schick tested after six months. 615 were negative, while 5 who were still positive were against inoculated. Scarlet Fever. There were 48 cases of Scarlet Fever in the various schools during 1935. This i... |
c150d615-f361-4fa6-8cf9-443598214086 | 37 Scarlet Fever patients and 69 contacts were examined before their return to school. 77 TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING ACTON SCHOOLS EMPLOYED IN THE VARIOUS REGISTERED OCCUPATIONS ON 31st DECEMBER, 1935. SCHOOL. Delivering Newspapers. Delivering milk. Delivering goods or parcels. Totals. Boys. Girls. ... |
def575ca-692b-4055-801f-f029ab031908 | Acton Welts 4 _ — — 2 — 6 — John Perryn 2 — 1 — 1 — 4 — Central 4 — 2 — 0 — 12 — County 4 — 2 — 7 — 13 — Southfield 12 — 3 — 9 — 24 — Priory 17 — 4 — 24 — 48 — Roman Catholic 1 — 1 — 5 — 7 — Beaumont Park — — — — — . 1 1 Totals 44 — 13 — 64 1 111 1 78 TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OK ALL CHILDREN EMPLOYED DURING THE P... |
ff922255-582f-45ae-ae62-be6513389014 | Acton Wells John Perryn Central County Southfield Priory Roman Catholic Others Totals Beaumont Park | Acton Wells Totals 1. Registered Occupations:— (a) Delivering Newspapers 26 4 18 8 25 49 2 4 136 - - - (b) Delivering Milk 6 2 5 5 7 10 3 3 41 - - - (c) Carrying or Delivering goods or parcels 7 4 11 15 26 67 9 6 145 1... |
fcd1e034-f012-4d44-8db0-08fa1dbddc9b | The School Swimming Season opened on Monday, 13th May, 1935, and provision was made for 54 classes at the Public Baths, 32 for boys and 22 for girls. Of these, 49 classes were held in school hours whilst one class for boys and four classes for girls were held in periods immediately before or after normal school periods... |
031739c0-fe1e-476b-a74b-24bf40eecd42 | Life Saving—Elementary and Advanced. There are in the Schools at the present time 1318 scholars boys and 623 girls) who can swim (as against 1307 at the end of last season) and 327 boys and 251 girls now in schools learned to during the 1935 season (against 634 last year). It should lie borne in mind, however, that a g... |
e2c4cfbe-17a4-4111-b944-388ad6e36d5b | of attendances made 1935 10938 6943 17881* 1934 12375 7911 20286 *Note-Season opened one week later, owing to Jubilee celebrations and consequent school closures. Certificates gained. Year 1935 Year 1934 Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Acton Education Committee 253 225 478 264 204 468 L.S.S.A. 1st Class 134 134 268 1... |
380a4cc2-df70-447e-ba08-e6312529b689 | In 1935, Miss Stevens, Head Mistress of Berrymede Infant School, approached the Headquarters of the Children's Country Holidays Fund and asked if it were possible that some of the Acton children might benefit by the arrangements of the Association and have a holiday in the country or by the seaside. The Association sen... |
34d5f3b0-18eb-441e-a8d2-7df960990de9 | The cost of sending a child away for a fortnight is approximately 80s. and the average amount paid by the parents of these children was 8s. 9d. Only one child paid the full amount. The ages of the children varied from 7-14 and it is gratifying to have to report that the Country correspondents of the Society have report... |
c2dad689-e144-4f46-a832-f87295f86c55 | A fortnight, however, sends the children back refreshed and exhilarated from their holiday, and the effects of healthy surroundings,good food and change of air should enable these children to face the coming winter with more hope of good health through the cold and sunless weather. The Country Holidays Fund is most par... |
f300f298-82df-4597-beec-8e4e82c0cf69 | The organisation and carrying out of these 294 holidays meant a very great deal of work. Miss Stevens, by whose enterprise and thought, the whole scheme was made possible, acted as local Secretary and the children of Acton who enjoyed a holiday last summer have her to thank, for without her no such scheme would be in e... |
07f8cf5a-f956-4bc9-8d37-5b60867acc9f | One boy and one girl were sent to the Winter School of Recovery, Bexhill, for a perid of 3 months each. In the Summer, 6 girls paid for a fortnight, and 3 boys and 3 girls were sent away for a fortnight's holiday free of charge. MOTHERCRAFT CLASSES. The following table shows the number of classes sent from each school ... |
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