Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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3. That at all your schools there should be adequate provision for the children
to have baths, and
4. That there should be adequate accommodation for medical inspection.
These matters have been dealt with in several previous Reports, and in
particular I call your attention to my Report of 1935.
(4) MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The age-groups inspected are those laid down by the Board of Education.
All routine medical inspections are carried out at the schools, the parents of
the children to be examined being notified beforehand and invited to be present.
Children outside the routine age groups who are regarded by head teachers as
requiring special attention are presented for inspection at the time routine
inspections are taking place, although many of the special inspections are
conducted at your school clinics.
The following table shows the number of medical examinations conducted at school at routine and special inspections during 1937 classified according to the schools, the number of inspections held in each school, and the number of parents or guardians present:—
School. | No. of Inspection Sessions. | Numbers Inspected. | No. of Parents present (Routine and Special Exams.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Routines and Specials. | Re-Exams. | |||
Bifrons | 18 | 512 | 198 | 135 |
Cambell | 56 | 986 | 747 | 494 |
Church of England | 14 | 235 | 209 | 96 |
Dawson | 34 | 564 | 428 | 378 |
Dorothy Barley | 37 | 571 | 650 | 447 |
Eastbury | 38 | 547 | 430 | 270 |
Erkenwald | 26 | 595 | 420 | 230 |
Faircross Speech Classes | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Gascoigne | 31 | 587 | 454 | 284 |
Manor | 16 | 212 | 247 | 179 |
Monteagle | 31 | 424 | 273 | 243 |
Northbury | 26 | 398 | 371 | 213 |
Park Modern | 10 | 210 | 93 | 96 |
Ripple | 24 | 408 | 507 | 328 |
Roding | 49 | 710 | 660 | 503 |
St. Ethelburga's | 8 | 118 | 83 | 48 |
St. Joseph's | 9 | 88 | 129 | 81 |
Westbury | 26 | 373 | 487 | 267 |
Totals | 454 | 7,538 | 6,391 | 4,292 |