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Croydon 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GROUP V.—Uncleanliness an Verminous Conditions.
(1) Average number of visits per School made during the year by the
School Nurses 12
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by Sohool
Nurses 47,033
(3) Number of children found unclean 4,512
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local
Education Authority 19
(5) Number of cases in vrihich legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-'laws Nil.
SECONDARY.
II.—SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
TABLE I.— Return cf Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
| Number of Code Group Inspections— | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | 248 |
| Intermediates | 393 |
| Leavers | 268 |
| Total | 909 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 4 |
B.—O ther Inspections.
| Number of Special Inspections | 1 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 260 |
| Total | 261 |