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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
Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GROUP V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per School made during the year by the
school nurses 10—11
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School
Nurses 59164
(3) Number of children found unclean (on periodical examinations) 3889
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 2
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws —
SECONDARY.
II.—SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
TABLE I.—Return of Medical Inspections.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
II and under
192
12
192
13
155
14
I52
15
108
16
63
17
12
18 and over
—
874
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections
4
Number of Re-inspections
174
Total
178
Visits to Secondary Schools
45
146