London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Erith 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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GROUP IV.— ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.

Under the Authority's Scheme (1)Otherwise (2)Total number treated
Residential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic-clinicResidential treatment with educationResidential treatment without educationNon-Residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic
(i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)
Number of children treated3214325

TABLE V.
Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(e) Average number of visits per school made during the year
by the School Nurses 5
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools
by School Nurses 10,325
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 213
(4) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87
(2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 73
(5) Number of cases in which, legal proceedings wore taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws —