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Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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I.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The Children Examined
During the year, 973 children have been medically inspected.
This number includes all children who began school life in the
schools of the Ileston and Isleworth Urban District Education
Committee in 1911 prior to medical inspection, and all those likely
to leave school before 31st July, 1912. The following table gives
the number examined in each school within the district:—
| Name of School. | Entering. | Leaving. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
| Brentford End | 10 | 5 | — | — |
| Grove Road | 19 | 21 | 56 | 56 |
| Heston | 17 | 13 | 24 | 20 |
| Hounslow Heath | 32 | 25 | 51 | 60 |
| Hounslow R.C. | 3 | . 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Hounslow Town | 28 | 25 | 50 | 52 |
| Isleworth Blue Boys | — | — | 60 | — |
| „ ,, Girls & Infants | 9 | 2 | — | 34 |
| Isleworth Central | — | — | 29 | 36 |
| Isleworth Green Girls | — | — | — | 7 |
| St. Mary's R.C. Boys | — | — | 16 | — |
| ,, ,, Girls & Infants | 14 | 9 | — | 16 |
| Spring Grove | 11 | 7 | 64 | 21 |
| Woodlands St. John's | 14 | 5 | — | — |
| Worple Road | 14 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 171 | 125 | 362 | 315 |
| 973 | ||||
Conditions under which Medical Inspection was conducted.
In all cases the medical examination of scholars as required
under the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1907, was
carried out on school premises. In the case of children just
entering school, examination of the eyes by means of Snellen's
test type is not practicable, as the children do not know the