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
Kingston upon Thames 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Group V. —Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions
| (i.) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 32 |
| (ii.) | Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses | 15144 |
| (iii.) | Number of individual children found unclean | 699 |
| (iv.) | Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | - |
| (v.) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | – | |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws | 1 |