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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
Leyton 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE V.
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 | 12,746 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,068 |
| (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 | — |
| — |
TABLE VI.
Blind and Deaf Children.
| (1) At a Public Elementary School. | (2) At an Institution other than a Special School | (3) At no School or Institution. | (4) Total not receiving suitable Education. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Children | — | — | — | — |
| Deaf Children | — | — | — | — |
Mentally Defective Children.
Total number of children notified during the year ended
31st December, 1941, by the Local Education Authority to the
Local Mental Deficiency Authority, under the Mental Deficiency
(Notification of Children) Regulations, 1928 5