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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1929
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Barking]
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gascoigne | Infants | 1168 | 118 | 4 |
| Boys | 1488 | 33 | — | |
| Girls | 1251 | 176 | 1 | |
| North St. | Infants | 943 | 65 | 1 |
| Boys | 1032 | 31 | 1 | |
| Girls | 1021 | 88 | 3 | |
| Castle | Infants | 238 | 27 | - |
| Boys | ||||
| Girls | ||||
| Westbury | Infants | 1147 | 61 | 3 |
| Boys | 1075 | 18 | - | |
| Girls | 1177 | 162 | 3 | |
| Ripple | Infants | 655 | 45 | 1 |
| Boys | 719 | 18 | — | |
| Girls | 699 | 64 | 4 | |
| C. of E. | Infants | 562 | 83 | 3 |
| Boys | 624 | 27 | — | |
| Girls | 573 | 162 | 3 | |
| St. Joseph's | Infants | 635 | 94 | 6 |
| SS. Mary s & Ethelburga's | Boys | 362 | 40 | 4 |
| Girls | ||||
| Faircross | — | 509 | 36 | — |
| Park Modern | Mixed | 710 | 9 | — |
Defective Footgear.—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 193 cases,
compared with 159 in 1928. In all, 214 children were supplied with
boots during the year.
(c) Heights and Weights.—The following table gives the
average heights and weights of children examined at the three
undermentioned age periods in all of the schools, compared with
the results at similar age periods in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928.