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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLES GIVING SUMMARY OF WORK OF SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE
from 1st JANUARY, 1920 to 31st DECEMBER, 1920.
Table I.—Number of Children Inspected 1st January 1920 to 31st December 1920.
A.—R outine Medical Inspection.*
| Age. | Entrants. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | Other Ages. | Total. | |||||||
| Boys | 4 | 3 | 767 | 175 | 58 | 1007 | ||||||
| Girls | 7 | 9 | 752 | 187 | 50 | 1005 | ||||||
| Totals | 11 | 12 | 1519 | 362 | 108 | 2012 | ||||||
| Age. | Intermediate Group. | Leavers. | Other Ages. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||
| 8. | 12. | 13. | 14. | |||||||||
| Boys | 966 | 170 | 903 | 138 | 146 | 2323 | 3330 | |||||
| Girls | 981 | 144 | 805 | 96 | 159 | 2185 | 3190 | |||||
| Totals | 1947 | 314 | 1708 | 234 | 305 | 4508 | 6520 | |||||
B.—Special Inspections.
| Special Cases | *Re-Examinations (i.e., No. of Children Re-examined). | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | 2147 | 1348 |
| Girls | 2017 | 1602 |
| Totals | 4164 | 2250 |
C.—Total Number of Individual Children inspected by the Medical
Officer, whether as Routine or Special Cases (no Child being
counted more than once in one Year).
No. of Individual Children Inspected.
10684
*The figures in this column refer only to re-examinations of children seen
as routine or special cases at school