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Barking 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1928
Pages
97
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

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    School.No. of children who do not return home for mid-day meal.Whether facilities exist for heating of children's meals.Whether facilities exist for the drying of children's clothes and boots.
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    The following table shows the number of children examined by routine and otherwise, and the percentage of defective children found at the examinations.
    Entrants.IntermediatesLeavers.Specials.Other Routine Examinations.Total.
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    The following table shows the number of children examined at routine and special inspections during 1927, classified according to the schools attended, the number of inspections held in each school and the number of parents or guardians present:— COUNCIL SCHOOLS.
    School.No. of inspections.Numbers inspected.No. of parents present.
    Boys.Girls.
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    VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS.
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    School.Dept.No. of ExaminationsNits only.Nits and Vermin (head)Body and clothing verminous.
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    (b) Heights and Weights. —The following table gives the average heights and weights of children examined at the three undermentioned age periods in four of the schools, compared with the results at similar age periods in 1924, 1925 and 1926.
    Year.Average Height in Inches.Average Weight in Pounds.
    5 vrs.8 yrs.12 yrs.5 yrs.8 yrs.12 yrs.
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    A summary of the work of the two school nurses during the year is as follows:—
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    CLINICS.—The numbers of school children attending in 1927 Were as follows:—
    Clinic.No. Of children seen.Total No. of attendances.
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    Minor Ailments Clinic.
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    PARTICULARS OF WORK DONE IN CONNECTION - WITH ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC.
    No. of visits by Orthopaedic SurgeonNo. of visits by MasseuseATTENDANCES
    Primary ExaminationRe-ExaminationFor TreatmentTotal
    School ChildrenUnder School AgeSchool ChildrenUnder School AgeSchool ChildrenUnder School Age
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    TREATMENTS
    MassageElectricityRemedial ExercisesUltra Violet TherapyRadiant HeatDressings and Splintage
    No. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of TreatmentsNo. of ChildrenNo. of Treatments
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    Skin Diseases. —Most skin diseases fall within the group of Minor Ailments, the following being under treatment during the year:—
    Ringworm.Scabies.Impetigo.Other Skin Diseases.Minor injuries, bruises, sores, &c.
    Head.Body.
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    The following operations have been carried out:-
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    TABLE 1.—RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Code Group Inspections:
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    B.— Other Inspections.
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    TABLE II.—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
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    TABLE II.— Continued.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring TreatmentRequiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
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    B.—Number of Individual Children FOUND AT Routinf MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment
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    TABLE III.—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE III.— continued.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE IV.—TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor. Eye Defects Treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    Defect or Disease.Under Authority's Scheme.Number of defects dealt with.
    Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.
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    NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
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    GROUP IV.—Dental Defects. (I) Number of Children who were:— (a) Inspected by the Dentist.
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    GROUP V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.