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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
Wood Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the Schoo
Nurses 15.
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 51224.
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 195.
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Loc
Education Authority Nil.
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(б) Under School Attendance Byelawe Nil.
STATEMENT or the Number or Children Notified During the Year ended 31 st December , 1933, by the Local Education Authority to the Local Mental Deficiency Authority.
Total Number of Children Notified , 2.
ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School: | ||
| — | — | |
| (b) Imbeciles | — | — |
| (c) Others | 1 | — |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children: | ||
| — | - | |
| (6) Others | 1 | |
| 2. Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | — | — |
| 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., "special circumstances" cases | — | — |
| 4. Children who, in addition to being mentally defective, were blind or deaf | — | — |
| Grand Total | 2 | — |