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Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
has also co-operated in the work of the School Medical Services
in connection with difficult cases of children of school age whose
non-attendance at school was alleged to be due to neglect in the
home. During the financial year 1935/36, officers of this Society,
at the direct request of the Authority, paid 42 visits to 12 families
in respect of 20 children, the majority of whom were absent from
school owing to the above cause. The intervention of the
Society's officers had beneficial results in each case and dispensed
with the necessity for Police Court Proceedings being taken by
the Authority against the parents. The Local Education Authority
made a contribution of £5 5s. 0d. to the Society for these services.
Particulars of the above cases for the year in question are as follows:—
| No. of children of school age in family. | Ages of such children. | Nature of complaint. | No. of visits made by officers of N.S.P.C.C. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 11, 9, 7 and 5 years | Parental neglect | 3 |
| 2 | 10 and 7 years | do. | 4 |
| 1 | 12 years | do. | 5 |
| 1 | 9 years | do. | 6 |
| 1 | 13 years | do. | 4 |
| 1 | 12 years | do. | 3 |
| 1 | 12 years | do. | 3 |
| 1 | 9 years | do. | 2 |
| 1 | 5-J years | Advice sought | 3 |
| 2 | 13 and 11 years | Parental neglect | 3 |
| 3 | 13, 7 and 6 years | do. | 3 |
| 2 | 7 and 6 years | do. | 3 |