London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wood Green 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

(i)Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses or other authorised persons6
(ii)Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons14,227
(iii)Number of individual children found unclean61
(iv)Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921
(v)Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws14

TABLE VI.

BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN.

Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are notat the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs. The return should relate to all such children including evacuees resident in the Authority's area.

At a Public Elementary SchoolAt an institution other than a Special SchoolAt no School or InstitutionTotal not receiving suitable education
Blind Children_-
Deaf Children