London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1937

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

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CONTENTS
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Introduction 5
Staff 6
School buildings and equipment 6
Medical inspection 8
The nutritional state of London school children 18
Following-up 27
Medical and dental treatment 29
Co-operation of voluntary bodies 37
Stammering children 38
Rheumatism scheme 38
Personal hygiene scheme 42
Chronic invalidity 44
Infectious diseases in schools 45
Open-air education 52
Convalescence 55
School journeys 55
Physical education 56
Provision of meals 57
Defective children 60
Stamford House remand home 65
Child guidance 72
Nursery schools and nursery classes 75
Medical inspection and treatment—Day continuation schools, evening
institutes and junior instruction centres 79
Medical inspection at secondary and trade schools 80
Sight-saving classes in central and secondary schools 82
Residential schools and children's homes 82
Hospital schools 83
Special inquiries and reports 84
Wage-earning employment of school children 84
Examination of candidates for the education service and scholars 86
Statistical Tables.—
I. Medical inspections 87
II. Defects 88
III. Exceptional children 89
IV. Treatment of minor ailments 90
V. Medical inspection—Number of children examined 91
VI. Medical treatment—Number of cases treated 92
VII. Medical inspection of students in higher education institutions 92
Index 93