[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham UDC 1913].

  • Twickenham (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1914]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham UDC 1913]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    House is, in my opinion, so useful that I would be very unwilling to see it curtailed, and every effort will be made to cope with it. In addition to the certificates furnished to the attendance officers and teachers, all children sent to Truant Schools were examined when necessary and certificates given. One teacher was examined at the request of the Sub-Committee. Thirty-three children have been examined for admission to convalescent homes and the necessary certificates signed, five being sent to the seaside for one week by the Middlesex Memorial Fund to the late King Edward VII. The remainder, almost without exception, were sent, through the kindness of Mrs. Bates, the local Honorary Secretary for the Ministering Children’s League. The Ministering League sent these cases to a Convalescent Home at Brighton and keeps them there for three weeks at least. Not only have they been maintained without any charge, but even the railway fares have been paid from London. My requests for letters of admission have been numerous and have been invariably acceded to, and I desire to express my sincere appreciation of these many acts of kindness. The staff at St. John’s Hospital have always shown the utmost readiness to deal with the numerous cases not included in the recognised arrangement, and I have also on many occasions drawn on the services of my friends on the Medical and Surgical Staffs of the Richmond Hospital and of many of the London Hospitals. This has enabled me to secure treatment in a large number of the cases previously mentioned, and I take this opportunity to tender to them my thanks for all their trouble. I am Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant School Medical Officer.