London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE III.—
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physically Defective (oontinued). | Tuberculosis of other organs skin, etc.). | At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | .. | . | .. |
| At Public Elementary Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At other Institutions | .. | .. | |||
| At no School or Institution | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Delicate children, i.e., all children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open-Air School. | At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | .. | .. | .. | |
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 24 | 15 | 39 | ||
| At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At no School or Institution | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Crippled children (other than those with active tuberculosis disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life. | At Certified Hospital Schools | .. | .. | .. | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||
| At other Institutions | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At no School or Institution | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Children with heart disease, i.e., children whose defect is su severe as to necessitate the provision of educational facilities other than those of the public elementary school. | At Certified Hospital Schools | .. | .. | .. | |
| At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| At Certified Day Cripple Schools | .. | .. | |||
| At Certified Residential Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Certified Day Open-Air Schools | .. | .. | .. | ||
| At Public Elementary Schools | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| At other Institutions | .. | ... | ... | ||
| At no School or Institution | .. | 1 | 1 |