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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

Tottenham 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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33
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Statement of the work of the School Medical Service in connection with
pupils attending secondary schools and other institutions of higher education,
showing the provision made for medical inspection and treatment.
I.—Medical Inspection:—

Table: Schools provided by the County Authority and numbers on the register of each:—

Schools provided by the County Authority and numbers on the register of each:—

Boys.Girls.Totals.
County School291269560
High School—470470
Grammar School418—418
Junior Commercial School167591
Junior Technical School156—156
St. Ignatius' College523—523
1,4048142,218

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Your Committee's Medical Officers inspect children in attendance at
secondary schools in Tottenham, by arrangement with the County Council.
Full medical inspection is made of all pupils in secondary schools
as follows:—
(i) During the year of entrance to school.
(ii) Between 13 and 14 years of age.
(iii) Between 15 and 16 years of age.
Special examinations of selected pupils are carried out by the Medical
Officers when requested by the Head Teachers.
During 1935 there were inspected 808 boys and 481 girls.