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Barking 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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that your Head Teachers and teachers are, one and all, dealing
with their particular problems whole-heartedly and efficiently.
Clothing.—Children with dirty clothing numbered 8 or 0.3
per cent., compared with 14 or 0.5 per cent. in 1926. Children
with defective footgear numbered 14 or 0.6 per cent. Cases of
children with defective footgear were as heretofore referred to the
Boots Minor Sub-Committee, who considered applications for the
provision of boots in 172 cases, compared with 198 in 1926. In all
172 children were supplied with boots during the year.
| Year. | Average Height in Inches. | Average Weight in Pounds. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 vrs. | 8 yrs. | 12 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 8 yrs. | 12 yrs. | |
| 1924 | 41.5 | 48.1 | 58.7 | 39.3 | 52.4 | 82.4 |
| 1925 | 42.1 | 49.05 | 56.5 | 41.1 | 54.1 | 78.8 |
| 1926 | 42.4 | 49.9 | 57.5 | 40.3 | 54.6 | 82.4 |
| 1927 | 42.2 | 49.3 | 57.1 | 40.6 | 52.5 | 80.1 |
| Average for 4 years | 42.05 | 49.08 | 57.4 | 49.3 | 53.4 | 80.1 |
(c) Minor Ailments.—Minor ailments are seen daily at 9 a.m.,
excepting Sundays, at the Clinic premises in East Street, the
staffing of this Clinic being provided by nurses of the Plaistow
Maternity Charity.
For particulars of cases treated, see Table IV, Group I.
Instances of uncleanliness found amongst children seen at
this Clinic were those excluded by teachers, school nurses, or
attendance officers prior to being re-admitted to school.
(d) Skin Disease.—The common skin diseases met with are
Impetigo, Septic Sores, Seborrhoea, Scabies and Ringworm.
Table II gives the numbers found among the routine and special