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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

Croydon 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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GROUP V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
Year
1929.
(1) Average number of visits per School made during the
year by the School Nurses 9.0 10.5
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the schools
by the School Nurses 60662 5694S
(3) Number of children found unclean (on first examination) 2505 2458
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made
by then Local Education Authority — —
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under the Education Acts, 1921 — —
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws 3 2
II.—SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Table: TABLE I.—R eturn of M edical I nspections. A.—R outine M edical I nspections.

TABLE I.—R eturn of M edical I nspections. A.—R outine M edical I nspections.

Year 1929.
11 and under183130
12127107
1310556
14124106
1514289
166425
17135
18 and over42
762520

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B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections 8 7
Number of Re-inspections 191 196
Total 199 203
Visits to Secondary Schools 44 33