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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
Ealing 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Number of Children Inspected.
| School | Intermediates. | Leavers. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provided. | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total |
| Coston | 59 | 49 | 108 | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| Ealing Central | — | — | — | 46 | 42 | 88 |
| Drayton | 59 | 37 | 96 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| Grange | 63 | 58 | 121 | 35 | 24 | 59 |
| Hobbayne | 92 | 76 | 168 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Lammas | 44 | 51 | 95 | — | — | — |
| Little Ealing | 81 | 75 | 156 | 51 | 43 | 94 |
| North Ealing | 41 | 47 | 88 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Northfields | 57 | 48 | 105 | 48 | 34 | 82 |
| Oaklands | 74 | 80 | 154 | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| St. Ann's | 49 | 24 | 73 | 62 | 70 | 132 |
| St. Mark's | 30 | 30 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Northolt | 27 | 40 | 67 | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| Betham's | 21 | 16 | 37 | — | — | — |
| Christ Church | 13 | 17 | 30 | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| St. John's | 29 | 30 | 59 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| St.. Joseph's | 17 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| St. Mary's | 28 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| St. Saviour's | 22 | 32 | 54 | — | — | — |
| Total | 803 | 762 | 1568 | 432 | 417 | 849 |
At the Health Centres there were specially inspected 2,140
children who had been submitted by the head-teachers, school
enquiry officers or school nurses and of whom 1,014 attended for
re-inspection. Consequent on routine inspection 477 children were
re-examined on account of some defect previously found. There
were thus 3,631 special inspections or re-inspections of children.
The total number of children attending public elementary
schools who were examined once at least during the year was 5,729.
The average number of children on the school register was 10,442.