Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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trative Provisions) Act, 1907, my Committee have appointed a Doctor and
Nurse to carry out the whole of the work under Section 13 of the above
mentioned Act and the explanatory Memoranda of the Board of Education
thereon, that the necessary apparatus has been obtained and that the actual
work of inspection has been in progress since the 31st August, 1908.
Dr. Rock, the School Medical Officer, in accordance with the instructions
of the Education Committee to act in conjunction with the Medical
Officer of Health, will forward a copy of his report upon the work up to
the 31st December, 1908, after it has been approved by my Committee.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) JOHN MOULE,
Secretary.
W. Fhancis Payne, Esq..
Clerk to the U.D.C.,
Town Hall, Edmonton, N.
This letter, therefore, embodies all the information I am able to give
as regards Medical Inspection of School Children in the public elementary
schools of my District.
Boys'. | Girls'. | Infants'. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parish Church | 519 | 632 | 333 | 1484 |
S. Martin's Mission | 135 | 139 | 217 | 491 |
S. Alphege Mission | 147 | 199 | 148 | 494 |
S. Aldhelm's | 160 | 320 | 190 | 670 |
S. James' | 161 | 188 | 128 | 477 |
8. John's | 132 | 169 | 171 | 472 |
S. Peter's | 105 | 140 | 190 | 435 |
S. Michael's | 206 | 180 | 300 | 686 |
S. Stephen's | 57 | 67 | 21 | 145 |
S. Mary's | 80 | 120 | 100 | 300 |
Grand Total | 1702 | 2154 | 1798 | 5654 |
Roman Catholic Sunday School, Hertford Road ; attendance averages
about 140 children—Boys, 40, Girls, 60, and Infants, 40.