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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 1960

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

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Table: GENERAL INFORMATIONThe average number on the school rolls during the year was 15,370 made up as follows:-

GENERAL INFORMATION

The average number on the school rolls during the year was 15,370 made up as follows:-

Type of SchoolNumber of SchoolsAverage Number on roll
County Primary:
Infant16 )7,630
Junior16 )
County Secondary106,765
Voluntary (Infant and junior)4898
Day Special (E.S.N.)177
Totals+4415,370

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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 1960, and shows the comparative statistics for
previous years:-

Table: TABLE 1

TABLE 1

19561957195819591960
Routine and Special Inspection at School7,0226,1377,9188,0286,164
Inspections and Re-Inspections at Clinics4, 7624,6153,9464,4093,806
Examinations for cleanliness38,99329,18430,54620,55321,232
Nurses' visits to homes2,7932,7882,4373,5262,216