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Barking 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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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.
Park Modern4455240
Gascoigne24234239343
North St.21184169240
Castle2301215
Creeksmouth1424
Westbury21198195288
Ripple16153187245
Faircross101039047

VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS.

Church of England15115126135
Roman Catholic7506154

(5) FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
Table II., Appendix (a), gives a return of defects found during
the course of routine examination. Of those examined at routine
and special inspections, 784 or 34.8 per cent., had some defect
and the actual percentage requiring treatment was 16.7.
(a) Uncleanliness.—I am advised that the satisfactory decline
in uncleanliness noted last year has continued.