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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
Ilford 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table III.-
| - | - | - | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective | Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | 1 | |
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | 1 | 1‡‡ | ||
| Non-infectious but active pulmonary tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | - | - | - | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 2 | 3§§ | ||
| Non-infectious but active glandular tuberculosis | At Public Elementary Schools | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Delicate children (e.g., pre-or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility anaemia, etc.) | At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | ||||
| At Certd. Day Open Air Schls. | 52 | 45 | 97 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 22 | 18 | 40 | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | - | - | ||
| Active Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | ||||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | - | - | - | ||
| At no School or Institution | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease), e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease | At Certified Hospital Schools | 2 | 2 | ||
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schls. | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 5 | 6 | 11l||| | ||
| At Private School | 1 | - | 1 |
* 1 of these children is also an epileptic.
† 1 of these children is also a cripple.
† 2 of these children are also partially blind.
§ 2 of these children are in Dr. Barnardo's Girls' Village Homes, but over 14
years of age, and 1 other girl is a cripple.
|| 1 of these children is also dumb and 1 a cripple.
¶ 21 of these children are over 14 years of age.
**1 of these children is also mentally defective.
†† of these children is over 14 years of age.
‡‡This child is over 14 years of age.
§§ 2 of these children are over 14 years of age.
|||| 3 of these children are over 14 years of age.