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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
Edmonton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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TABLE VI. UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
| (1) Average Number of visits per school made during the year by the school nurses. | 9 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by school nurses. | 29058 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean. | 995 |
| (4) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | 825 |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:- | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921. | – |
| (b) Under the School Attendance Byelaws. | - |
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OP CHILDREN NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1939, BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY TO THE LOCAL
MENTAL DEFICIENCY AUTHORITY
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTIFIED.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. (I) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School:- | ||
| (a) Idiots. | 2 | – |
| (b) Imbeciles. | 2 | 3 |
| (c) Others. | 1 | 1 |
| (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. | – | – |
| 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e. "special circumstances1' cases. | – | – |
| 4. Children who in addition to being mentally | i | |
| defective wore blind or deaf. | – | – |
| Grand Total. | 5 | 4 |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TABLE I
Number of Pupils inspected - 1st January to 31st December, 1939
A, ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.
(i) Cases in which a full examination has been made (see para. 4 Circular 1153, Board of Education).
| Age. | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | – | – | 15 | 129 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 288 |
| Girls | - | 21 | 119 | 32 | 20 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 3 | - | 291 | |
| Total | – | – | 36 | 248 | 40 | 44 | 95 | 86 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 579 |
(ii) Cases in which only partial examination ha3 been made (see
para.4 Circular 1153, Board of Education),
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