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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION AND RE-INSPECTION AT SCHOOLS
TABLE.44
| School | Infant | Junior | Secondary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | R | S | I | R | S | I | R | S | |
| (a) County Primary & Secondary Schools | |||||||||
| Altmore | 233 | 207 | - | - | - | - | — | - | - |
| Avenue | 197 | 23 | - | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Brampton | 160 | 33 | 2 | 273 | 102 | - | 229 | 100 | - |
| Burges Manor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 263 | 113 | 3 |
| Central Park ao | 137 | 41 | 2 | - | - | - | 269 | 69 | - |
| Cornwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | 192 | - | - |
| Dersingham | 144 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essex | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | - | 6 |
| Hartley | 239 | 50 | 5 | 417 | 210 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Kensington | 72 | 21 | - | 271 | 131 | - | - | - | - |
| Lathom | - | - | - | 340 | 160 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Monega | 119 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 209 | 80 | - |
| Napier | 148 | 49 | - | - | - | - | 306 | 75 | - |
| Roman Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Stephens | 184 | 28 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salisbury | 82 | 23 | 4 | 445 | 95 | 1 | — | - | — |
| Sandringham | 78 | 23 | - | — | - | - | 204 | — | 4 |
| Shaftesbury | - | - | - | 464 | 178 | - | - | — | — |
| Storey Street | 30 | - | - | 14 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Vicarage | 136 | 70 | - | 310 | 114 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Winsor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boys' Grammar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 272 | 85 | 4 |
| Girls' Grammar | - | — | — | - | - | — | 74 | 159 | 15 |
| Technical School of Building | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 19 | — |
| (b) Voluntary Schools (R.C.) | |||||||||
| St. Edward's | 76 | 40 | - | 128 | 56 | 3 | - | - | - |
| St. Michael's | 36 | 18 | - | 76 | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| St. Winefride's | 62 | 11 | - | 82 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| Silvertown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (c) Independent Schools: | |||||||||
| The Maude Wells Schools | 28 | - | - | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 2,202 | 702 | 13 | 2,835 | 1,108 | 12 | 2,206 | 700 | 32 | |
I.-Periodic inspection, R. - Re-Inspection. S.-Special inspection
B. Routine Dental Inspections
Since June some dental inspection was possible in the schools. 4,907
children were inspected and 4,307 scholars were found to need treatment.
Of this number 3,546 were referred to the Council's dental clinics. These
figures illustrate the serious results which followed the flight of dental
surgeons from the service of local authorities following the introduction
of the National Health Service Act. The harm done to the teeth of a large
number of children cannot be repaired, but a similar catastrophe can be
prevented by the assiduous preservation of 'priority groups' for dental
services in our community.
In view of the small possibility of regular overhaul many of our younger
scholars are likely to have had, the value of dental inspection at the
present time is greatly enhanced.