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Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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GENERAL SURVEY OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
The report shows that there are 15,562 children on the school
rolls, compared with 14,910 in 1928, and 10,981 in 1922.
6,254 children were medically inspected, compared with 5,910
in 1928, and 4,072 in 1922.
The following table compares the incidence-rate of physically
and mentally defective children in Ilford with that of the previous
year, and with the Board of Education average for the country as
arrived at in 1928.
It will be noticed that the number of orippled children is very low in Ilford, but, as I pointed out in previous years, this is due to the fact that in the Ilford figures are only included children who are so crippled as to require instruction at a Cripple School:—
| Defects. | BOARD OF EDUCATION | ILFORD. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence-Rate per 1000 children in average attendance (1st Apr.. 1927, to 31st Mar., 1928). | Incidence-Rate per 1000 children in average attendance (1st Aor., 19-27, to 31et Mar., 1928). | Incidence Rate per 1000 children in average attendance (1st Apr., 1928 to 31st Mar, 1929). | |
| Totally Blind | – | – | |
| Partially Blind | 1.0 | .8 | .6 |
| Totally Deaf | .8 | .9 | .9 |
| Partially Deaf | .4 | .2 | .2 |
| Mentally Defective (Edu-cable) | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Epilepsy (Severe) | .5 | .3 | .5 |
| Infectious (Pulmonary and Glandular) Tuberculosis | .6 | .1 | .1 |
| Non-Infectious but Active Pulmonary and Glandular Tuberculosis | 2.8 | .9 | .6 |
| Active Non-Pulmonary Tu-beroulosis | 1.9 | .5 | .5 |
| Crippled Children | 9.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Delicate Children | 17.5 | 12.5 | 14.t |