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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

Erith 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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terminated on the 31st January, 1942. The Board suggested
that arrfangements should be made with the Kent Education
Committee for the part-time employment in the Borough of
one of the County Physical Training Advisers. The Kent
Education Committee were able to arrange for a weekly visit
by the Physical Education Adviser attached to their Bexley
Day Technical School for Girls, from the beginning of the
Autumn Term, 1942. This arrangement has proved of great
help to Girls' and Junior Mixed Schools, but it is unlikely that
the services of an adviser for boys' schools will be available
until after the war.

Table: TABLE I.Medical Inspections of Children Attending PublicElementary Schools.A.—Routine Medical Inspection.

TABLE I.

Medical Inspections of Children Attending Public

Elementary Schools.

A.—Routine Medical Inspection.

Entrants914
Second Age Group187
Third Age Group392
No. of other routine inspections1719
Total3212

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B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 8485

Table: TABLE II.

TABLE II.

Age-GroupsN umber of Children InspectedA ExcellentB NormalC Slightly subnormalD Bad
No.%No.%No%No.%
Entrants914859.2964770.7817719.3650.54
Second Age-Group187179.4911460 965428.8721.06
Third Age-Group3924812.2425264.288822.444102
Other Routine Inspections171928416.62L06962 1834520.06211.22
Total321243413.51208264 8166420 6732.99

Table: TABLE III.Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.Blind Children.

TABLE III.

Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

Blind Children.

At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other InstitutionsAt no School or InstitutionTotal
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