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Barking 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1912.
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
Mrs. Drake and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit to you the report for the year ending
December 31st, 1912.
Routine Inspection.
During the year the Board drew attention to the fact that
the number of inspections in each period did not approximate
to the number of children of a particular age in school attendance.
The numbers for the past year as compared with 1911 are as follows:—
| 1911. | 1912. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Between 5 and 6 years | 280 | 229 | 509 | 343 | 262 | 605 |
| „ 7 „ 8 ,, | 173 | 197 | 370 | 237 | 277 | 514 |
| „ 12 „ 13 „ | 252 | 241 | 493 | 298 | 251 | 549 |
| Total Number of Inspections | 1,372 | 1,668 | ||||
If we consider the entrants and leavers only, the numbers
inspected each year during the last five years are, in 1908-1,286,
1909-1,338, 1910-770, 1911-1,002, 1,912-1154. So that the
number of children missed has considerably decreased, and it
is hoped that during the present year it will be still less. Besides
the above, 224 boys and 276 girls—a total of 500—were
examined at the request of the head teachers. In the previous
year 361 were similarly selected.