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Barking 1929
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
- Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 106
- Tables
- 23
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There is, perhaps, nothing which limits a man's activity and tends to develop an inferiority complex than a feeling of awkwardness when in company at mealtimes, and in addition slovenly habits at the dinner table lay the foundations of dental trouble and of stomach diseases.
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 table herewith included, which is a modification of Table II—B to be found in the appendix to this Report, shows the number of children who have been examined and the number of defective children referred either for treatment or for observation during the years 1928 and 1929.
Entrants Intermediates Leavers Specials Other Routine Examinations Total 1928 1929 1928 1929 1928 1929 1928 1929 1928 1929 192S 1929 -
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The following table shows the percentage of the children examined who were accompanied by their parents or guardians.
Year. Percentage of Children Examined who were Accompanied by Parents. Year. Percentage of Children Examined who were Accompanied by Parents. -
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The following table shows the number of children examined at routine and special inspections during 1929, classified according to the schools attended, the number of inspections held in each school and the number of parents or guardians present:—
School. No. of inspections. Numbers inspected. No. of parents present. Boys. Girls. -
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It is for this reason that the parents of children habitually infested are a greater nuisance, and I do feel that the mothers of Barking who are striving to keep their children scrupulously clean should have every support the Committee can afford them and that this support can only be given by proceedings being taken where friendly advice and reasonable co-operation have failed.
School. Dept. No. of Examinations Nits only. Nits and Vermin (head) -
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Year. Average Height in Inches. Average Weight in Pounds. 5 yrs. 8 yrs. 12 yrs. 5yrs. 8 yrs. 12 yrs. -
Page 16
The following table shows the position with regard to notification of tuberculosis amongst children of school age during 1929:—
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Page 17
As reported elsewhere, the revision of the Tuberculosis Register has now been going on for some time, and during the year under review the following numbers of school children have been removed from the Notification Register.
Removed from Register. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. -
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The following table shows briefly the number of children notified and reported suffering from some of the commoner infectious diseases:—
1926 1927 1928 1929 -
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Number of home visits in connection with:—
1927 1928 1929 -
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Clinics. —The numbers of school children attending in 1928 and 1929 were as follows:—
Clinic. No. of 1st attendances of children. Total No. of attendances. 1928 1929 1928 1929 -
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Minor Ailments Clinic.
1928 1929 -
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PARTICULARS OF WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC.
No of visits by Orthopaedic Surgeon No. of visits by-Masseuse ATTENDANCES Primary Examination Re-Examination For Treatment Total School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age -
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TREATMENTS
Massage Electricity Remedial Exercises Ultra Violet Therapy Radiant Heat Dressings and Splintage No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments No. of Children No. of Treatments -
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TABLE I.—RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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TABLE II.—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1929.
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. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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TABLE II.— Continued.
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. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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(B.)—Number of Individual Children FOUND AT Routine 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. Ouierwise Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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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. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)