London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Group V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses | 13,632 |
| (iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 2.237 |
| (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 38 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : | |
| (a) Under the Education Act. 1921 | — |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 1 |