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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Group 6.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
| (1) Average number of visits per School made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses ... | 39,955 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean ... | 882 |
| (4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority ... | |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | — |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bvelaws | 21 |
MENTAL DEFICIENCY (NOTIFICATION OF CHILDREN)
REGULATIONS, 1928.
CHILDREN NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1937, TO THE LOCAL MENTAL DEFICIENCY AUTHORITY.
Total Number of Children Notified ... 7 ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School | ||
| (a) Idiots | _ | _ |
| (6) Imbeciles | 4 | 1 |
| (c) Others | _ | — |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children : | ||
| (a) Moral defectives | — | — |
| (b) Others | — | — |
| 2. Feeble:minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16... | 1 | — |
| 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., " special circumstances " cases | — | 1 |
| 4. Children who in addition to being mentally defective were blindordeaf ... | — | — |
| Grand Total | 5 | 2 |