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London County Council 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1910.

Table: Of the 346 special scholarship candidates who were referred 14 (2 boys and 12 girls) were referred a second time owing to defects not having been remedied. An analysis of these numbers is given in the subjoined table—

Of the 346 special scholarship candidates who were referred 14 (2 boys and 12 girls) were referred a second time owing to defects not having been remedied. An analysis of these numbers is given in the subjoined table—

Scholarship.Number referred a second time.Referred for
Want of cleanliness.Vision.Throat.Teeth.Sundry.
1234567
m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
Domestic economy, junior• •12• •• •• •8• •3• •1• •3 (2 ears, 1 nasal obstruction).
George Green's1• •• •• •1• •• •• •• •• •• •...
Trust Fund1• •• •1• •• •• •1• •• •• •

Table: Thirty-six girls were rejected for reasons set out below. Some of the candidates were rejected for more than one defect—

Thirty-six girls were rejected for reasons set out below. Some of the candidates were rejected for more than one defect—

Scholarship.Number rejected.Reason of rejection.
Want of cleanliness.Throat.Teeth.Vision.Chest.Sundry.
l2345678
Domestic economy, junior3524392..7 (anaemia 2, nose 3, ears 2)
George Green's1• •• •• •• •1• •

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Teaching Profession.—The Council awards for the training of elementary school teachers
provide a complete scheme by means of which a boy or girl may proceed by various stages from the
public elementary school to a training college for teachers, and when conducting the examination the
medical officer is required to certify that the candidates are in a fit state of health to take advantage
of a scholarship, and that they are likely ultimately to satisfy the requirements of the Board of
Education for recognition as certificated teachers. The ages of the candidates are as follows—
Pupil teachers, 16 to 18 (pupil teachers of handicraft not less than 14 on the 31st July
in the year of the award, pupil teachers of art, 17 to 21); bursars, 16 to 18 ; student teachers,
not less than 17 ; training college students, not less than 18 on 1st August of the year of
admission to a college ; domestic economy training scholars, 18 to 30.
The results of the medical examination are shown in Appendix XI.

Table: Of the 666 candidates who were referred 30 (5 males and 25 females) were referred more than once for reasons indicated below—

Of the 666 candidates who were referred 30 (5 males and 25 females) were referred more than once for reasons indicated below—

Awards.Number referred a second time.Referred for
Want of cleanliness.Throat and nose.Teeth.Vision.Anaemia.Sundry.
12345678
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
16............14..2....
Bursars15• •2• •1• •• •12• •• •• •• •
Student teachers17• •• •• •1• •• •15• •1• •• •
Training college students2712• •• •• •• •13• •2• •1 (eczema)

Table: Thirty candidates (2 males, 28 females) were rejected for the reasons given in the subjoinedtable—

Thirty candidates (2 males, 28 females) were rejected for the reasons given in the subjoined

table—

Awards.Number rejected.Cause of rejection.
Want of cleanliness.Teeth.Vision.Heart and lungs.Sundry.
l234567
m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
Pupil teachers• •3• •2• •• •• •• •• •1• •• •
Bursars18• •1 •• •• •• •1• •51 (undersized)1 (wry neck)
Student teachers• •7• •1• •• •• •3• •• •• •V 3 (general health 1, anaemia 1, throat 1)
Training college students110• •113• •1• •2• •3 (general health and bronchial catarrh)