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Edmonton 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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There is a total increase of 250 children attending school over last
year.
The average number of children of the Edmonton district attending
Enfield Council schools during the year was 269.
The average attendance during the last week of June 1912 was
12088.4, the percentage of attendance to number on books being 90'9.
There are no partial-exemption scholars.
The number of children who left school at an earlier age than
14—on obtaining a labour certificate—was 19 boys and 19 girls.
The admissions and withdrawals during the year, excluding transfers from one department to another, were:—
| Civil Year, 1912. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Admissions. | No. of Withdrawals | No. of Admissions to the Lowest Class of Infants. | No. left on account of Age Limit. | |
| Non-provided Schools | 914 | 603 | 290 | 174 |
| Council Schools | 2932 | 3106 | 1302 | 955 |
| Totals | 3846 | 3709 | 1592 | 1129 |
Expenses. Four precepts on the Overseers, together amounting
to £23,432, were issued to meet the requirements of the Education
Committee for the year March, 1912 to March 1913. Besides, a large
necessitous grant has been received from a sympathetic Government,
amounting to £9,406, or nearly an elevenpenny rate.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AND SCOPE OF
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The arrangements made have been the same as in former years.
All the new entries and children in their last year at school have been
inspected, and also at every school (except one) the children of ten years
of age.