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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Year 1932 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses (including subsequent visits) | 11.0 | 11.9 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 66758 | 65121 |
| (iii) Number of individual children found unclean on first examination | 1961 | 2633 |
| (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil | 1 |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :— | ||
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — | — |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | 5 | |