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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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not cleansed within a reasonable period. Legal proceedings in
these cases were taken under the School Attendance Bye-laws.
The cases in which prosecution was necessary included three
children in each of two families and two individual children,
or four families in all. Three of the families resided at Northolt.
As a result of the summonses, fines of 5s. were imposed in seven
instances while in the eighth case the Court made an Order for
the child to attend school, the mother having to pay 4s. costs.
Even with this increase in the percentage of uncleanliness
over the previous year, the percentage of unclean children in
Ealing is very low indeed.
Uncleanliness, 1925—1934.
| Year | Number of Examinations for Verminous Condition | Number of Exclusions | Percentage | Legal Proceedings taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 9,387 | 245 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 1926 | 9,826 | 209 | 2.1 | 7 |
| 1927 | 16,326 | 410 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1928 | 17,391 | 389 | 2.2 | — |
| 1929 | 19,276 | 342 | 1.7 | — |
| 1930 | 20,720 | 382 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 1931 | 23,094 | 310 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 25,252 | 325 | 1.3 | — |
| 1933 | 27,438 | 257 | 0.9 | — |
| 1934 | 30,183 | 361 | 1.2 | 8 |