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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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4.
GENERAL INFORMATION

Table: The average number on the school rolls during the year was 16,851 made up as follows:-

The average number on the school rolls during the year was 16,851 made up as follows:-

Type of SchoolNumber of SchoolsAverage Number on roll
County Primary:
Infant178,714
Junior16
County Secondary106,111
Voluntary (Infant and Junior)4954
Day Special (E.S.N.)172
Totals* 4515,861

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* 3 County schools are combined Infant and Junior
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
The following table Indicates briefly the work of the School Health
Service during the year 1968. and shows the comparative statistics for
previous years:-

Table: TABLE 1

TABLE 1

19541955196019671958
Routine and SpecialInspection at School7,5896,1077,0226,1377,918
Re-lnspectlons at School3,3942,689709––
Inspections and Re-Inspectlons at clinics6,9205,7054,7024,0153,940
Examinations for cleanliness42,11438,90138,99329,18430,540
Nurses' visits to homes2,6953,0192,7932,7882,437

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ROUTINE INSPECTIONS IN SCHOOLS
A. Routine Medical Inspections
The value of pre-school comprehensive medical Inspection In the school
health clinic Is now firmly established. No longer is it necessary to convince
a parent that special provision needs to be made for her child by
reason of some handicap - physical or mental - hitherto unsuspected or unrecognised.
And no longer Is It needful for teachers to have their already Inflated
classes burdened by the presence of a new entrant who falls within the category
of'handicapped pupil'.
And for such a young pupil correct placement In an environment to match
his potential and compensate for his handicap must be a great comfort and
least disturbing at a time of great emotional stress.