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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
Walthamstow 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Monday | ||
| Tuesday | ||
| Thursday | 9 a.m.—12 noon. | Town Hall. |
| Saturday | ||
| Monthly | 9 a.m.—12 noon. | Open-Air School. |
| Monday to Friday | 9 a.m.—5 p.m. | Open-Air School. |
| Monday | ||
| Thursday 9.30 a.m.—4.30 p.m. | Town Hall. | |
| By appointment | 223, High Street, and Open-Air School. | |
| Monthly | 2 p.m.—4 p.m. | Town Hall. |
| Tuesday | 2 p.m. | Town Hall. |
| Wednesday | 11 a.m. | Town Hall. |
| All Clinics, except those marked * are " appointment" Clinics | ||
2. CO-ORDINATION.
Coordination is secured by the fact that all the school health
staff also carry out duties for other health services. The school
nursing staff is equivalent to 6½ whole-time nurses.
3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
1949:-
| Boys. | Girls. | Mixed. | Infants. | Nursery. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Secondary Grammar | — | — | — | ||
| County Secondary Technical | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| County Secondary Modern | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| County Primary Junior | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| County Primary Infants | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| Voluntary Secondary Modern | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Voluntary Primary | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| County Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Special Schools for :— | |||||
| Deaf | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Educationally Sub-normal | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Partially Sighted | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Physically Handicapped | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Number of Children on Register, 31st December | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 |
| 17652 | 17154 | 16463 | 15776 | 12573 | |
| Average attendance | 15950.7 | 14928.9 | 14470.6 | 14004.6 | 10189.2 |
| Percentage attendance | 90.3 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 86.0 | 80.0 |