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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
Hornsey 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 10.—SUMMARY OF WORK OF THE SCHOOL NURSES, 1921.
| Schools. | Dept. | No. of Visits re Uncleanliness. | No. Examined. | No. of Individual Children found Unclean. | No. of Visits to Schools re other work. | Verminous Conditions. | Teeth. | Defective Vision. | Tonsils and Adenoids. | Lungs. | Heart. | Ears | Impetigo. | Scabies. | Ringworm, | Miscellaaeous. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muswell Hill | Mixed | 23 | 736 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | I | – | I | 8 |
| St. Michael's | Boys | 12 | 433 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| ” ” | Girls | 27 | 993 | 22 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| ” ” | Infants | 15 | 339 | 13 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Highgate | Senr. | 17 | 916 | 12 | 17 | 4 | — | 3 | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 |
| ” | Junr. | 19 | 1.069 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | — | — | 25 |
| North Harringay | Boys | 24 | 1,577 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 |
| ” ” | Girls | 33 | 2,158 | 142 | 16 | 12 | — | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Infants | 32 | 1,974 | 81 | 33 | 22 | — | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| South Harringay | Senr. | 19 | 1,258 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| ” ” | Junr. | 16 | 590 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Stroud Green | Boys | 6 | 793 | 4 | 22 | — | — | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| ” ” | Girls | 17 | 1,011 | 30 | 21 | — | — | 22 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| ” ” | Infants | 16 | 943 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| St. Mary's | Boys | 11 | 529 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| ” ” | Girls | 11 | 798 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 1 | –_ | _ | — | 2 |
| ” ” | Infants | 11 | 422 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | – | –_ | – | – | 1 | _ | 5 |
| Crouch End | Boys | 15 | 1,447 | 34 | 19 | – | 1 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| ” ” | Girls | 29 | 2,589 | 108 | 18 | 22 | — | 44 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 36 |
| ” ” | Infants | 28 | 1,996 | 64 | 24 | 23 | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| Holy Innocents' | Infants | 16 | 431 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| St. James' Campsbourne | Mixed Boys | 19 36 | 1,004 2,141 | 20 61 | 13 21 | 4 8 | — | 5 36 | 5 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 10 |
| ” | Girls | 41 | 3,246 | 195 | 31 | 28 | — | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Infants | 43 | 2,955 | 181 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 42 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | |
| Totals | 536 | 32,348 | 1,162 | 482 | 192 | 16 | 319 | 342 | 35 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 23 | 84 | 292 |