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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE III.—Continued.
| Ihysically Defective (continued) | Tuberculosis of the peripheral glands. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Beard | — | — | — |
| At Certified Residential Open Air | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At other Institutions At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Abdominal tuberculosis. | At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | — | — | |
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis of bones and joints (not including deformities due to old tuberculosis). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 25 | 15 | 40 | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | —_ | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Tuberculosis of other organs (skin, etc.) | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | — | — | |
| At Public Elementary Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | _— | ||
| At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Delicate children, i.e. all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected lor admission to an Open Air School. | At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | — | — | |
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | — | — | —_ | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 80 | 70 | 150 | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | 62 | 62 | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 22 | 38 | 60 | ||
| At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| At no School or Institution | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe t( interfere material^ with a child's normal mode of life. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | ||||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 59 | 59 | 118 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | _— | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 12 | 5 | 17 (4) | ||
| At other Institutions | 5 | 2 | 7 (7) | ||
| At no School or Institution | 15 | 9 | 24 (6) | ||
| Children with heart disease, i.e.. children whose defect is so severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school. | At Certified Hospital Schools | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open Air Schools .. | — | — | — | ||
| At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| At other Institutions | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| At no School or Institution | 8 | 11 | 19 |