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Ilford 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Full details of the dental work are shown in Table IV, on pages 57
and 58.
(h) Treatment for Uncleanliness.—It was found necessary to serve
statutory notices under the Education Act, 1921, Section 87, on the parents
of 8 children. The Statutory Notices were complied with in all cases.
The School Nurses paid 93 visits to the schools (an average of 4 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of inspecting the heads and clothing of the children, with the following result:—
| Number of Examinations of Children. | Number Infected. | Per cent. |
|---|---|---|
| 17,376 | *315 | 1.8 |
*10 of this number were found to be infected with living vermin; the
remainder with nits only. A child with any nits in the hair at all is included
in these figures.
The percentages for the past 5 years were as follows:—
| 1936 | 2.3 |
| 1937 | 1.7 |
| 1938 | 1.5 |
| 1939 | 1.5 |
| 1940 | 1.8 |
(i) Other Ailments.—During the past year 34 children have been operated on
/or the removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, under the agreement with
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, 19 as in-patients. 6 children were treated
free on necessitous grounds.
Under the agreement with the King George Hospital, 26 children were
operated on at that Hospital, 10 as in-patients, for the removal of enlarged
tonsils and adenoids, 5 children being treated free on necessitous grounds.
In addition to the treatment of tonsils and adenoids, 12 letters were given
to Ilford school children, for whom hospital treatment was required, to attend
Queen Mary's Hospital.
8. Open-Air School.—The School was closed on the outbreak of war.
On the 26th July, 1939, 109 children were on the school roll. On the 31st
December, 1940, the position of these 109 children was as follows :—
At Nantymoel Infants' School, Glamorgan 13
Evacuated (but not at Nantymoel Infants' School) 21
Attending ordinary elementary schools in Ilford, and attendance
at an Open-Air School is still desirable 23
Attending ordinary elementary school in Ilford, but attendance
at an Open-Air School is not now necessary 26
Left school (over 14 years) 10
Left the district 11
Now attending at a Boarding School 1
Attending Loxford Camp School 1
Unsuitable for Open-Air School, being dull and backward 1
At home and not attending any school 2
46 of the children discharged since the opening of the school were reexamined
at their ordinary schools during 1940, and 45 were found to have
maintained their improvement in health, but in one case there was no improvement
in health, this child was suffering from asthma and was admitted to a
Convalescent Home from the Open Air School, and was still in the Home at
the end of the year.
9. Provision of Meals and Milk for School Children in WarTime.—
The provision of meals in the schools commenced 7th October, 1940, and the
total number of meals served from then to 20th December was 66,957,
approximately 1,500 daily.