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Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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- 1951
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- 106
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- 91
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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
Males Females -
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The following Table shows the death-rates for 1950 tor Ilford. compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period, per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:—
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1950 and Previous Years
Year Gross population, estimated to middle of each Year Net Population estimated to middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net(b) of Non.Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate (c) Number Rate (d) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate (e) 1 2 2a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE IA Table showing comparison between the Birth.rate, Death.rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and Wales for the Year 1950 (Provisional figures)
Rate per 1,000 Total Population Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Live Births Live Births Still bitths All Causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Smallpox Tuberculosis (all forms) Pneumonia Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencphalitis Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Yrs.) Total Deaths under 1 Year -
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Registrar.General's Short List of Deaths and Causes : TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1950
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years j65 and under 75 years 75 years and upwards ALL CAUSES 1763 45 10 4 8 27 35 76 142 284 450 682 -
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King George Hospital. —The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation: —
Total number of Beds at 31st December 1950 Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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Notices served: —
Statutory:- Served Complied with -
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The following results were obtained: —
Grade of Milk or Ice Cream Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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Forty.eight notifications were received. The following is a summary for the year:— Agents Identified.
No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of deaths Organisms or other Agents responsible with No. of outbreaks of each. Suspected foods involved with No. of outbreaks of each. -
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TABLE III.— Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1950
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward Total Cases Admitted to Hospital Under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfield Goodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Hainualt Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1949 and 1950 were as follows: —
1949 1950 -
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(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum. —Two cases were notified during 1950.
Cases Vision Unimpaired Vision Impaired Total Blindness Deaths Notified Treated At Home In Hospital -
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One case was nursed at home, and one attended the Outpatient Department at King George Hospital.
Under I year 1—5 years 5—15 years 15—25 years 25 years and over Totals -
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Table showing Incidence of Infectious Disease, 1950, in age groups ; and total Deaths.
Disease Total cases notified Under 1 year 1—2 2—3 3—4 4—5 5—10 10—15 15—20 20—35 35—45 45—65 Over 65 * Cases admitted to Hospital Total Deaths -
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The incidence of influential and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
Month. 1950 Acute Primary Pneumonia Acute Influenzal Pneumonia Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of llford residents during 1950: —
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory NonRespiratory Respiratory NonRespiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district: —
Respiratory Tuberculosis NonRespiratory Tuberculosis -
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During the year 1950 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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Number of cases removed from the register during the year: —
Pul. NonPul. -
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1,12l persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained: —
Pulmonary Cases Other Cases -
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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Tuberculosis Scheme during 1950 was as follows: —
Pulmonary Non.Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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4. Venereal Diseases .—In the following table are classified the deaths notified as due to (1) Syphilis; (2) Locomotor Ataxy and General Paralysis of the Insane, which are certainly due to Syphilis; and (3) Aortic Aneurysm, which is very frequently caused by this disease: —
Ilford Residents Ages Non.Residents in Institutions Total 0—1 1—5 5—15 15—25 25—35 35—45 45—55 55—05 65—75 75—85 85 up -
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Examination of Officers, Teachers and Servants. The following medical examinations were carried out during 1950:—
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises (1) Number of Inspections (2) Written Notices (3) Occupiers prosecuted (4) -
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2—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
Particulars Number of Defects No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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The figures for the past 45 years were as follows:—
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The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age: — Infant Deaths—1950.
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows: —
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales, London, and Towns having a population exceeding 50,000 for the past 10 years:—
Year. Ilford England and Wales London Towns with population over 50,000 -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:—
Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Year Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(f) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the four Day Nurseries during 1950:—
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily during Including Saturday Attendance 1950 Excluding Saturday No. of Days in Quarantine Reasons for Quarantine No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec., 1950 -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:—
(a) Premises (b) Child-minders -
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:—
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The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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Paediatric Clinic.—Dr. Warren, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion during the year. 23 sessions were held and 58 new cases were referred from the Infant Welfare Centres and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 116 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improving Discharged with advice and for other reasons Discharged no Treatment Discharged Cured Referred to Dr., Hospital or Clinic Still attending Total -
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The 600 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases -
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Rheumatism Clinic.—32 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 23 children under 5 years of age. 13 being new cases, made 31 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated: —
Condition New Old Total -
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The conditions treated were as follows:-
Conditions Cases A B -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.— Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1950, to 31st December, 1950.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Elmbridge Clinic Grand Totals All Clinics School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total -
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During 1950, 60 private doctors were supplied with prophylactic for the immunisation of 1,010 children and record cards were received from general practitioners as follows:—
Under 5 Over 5 -
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The following is a summary of the cases examined by Dr. K. Playfair:
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Ante-Natal Clinics.—The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during the year:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Elmbridge Clinic (from 10.5.50) -
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During 1950 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic once monthly until July and then fortnightly, and at Elmbridge Clinic monthly from June. The following attendances were recorded:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Elmbridge Clinic -
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e. nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Remarks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -
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Continued from previous page...
Name of Home No. of weeks Total Cases 1 2 3 4 5 -
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Loan of Sickroom Equipment .—It has been found in 1950 that this loan scheme has become more widely known and applications for articiss have increased considerably. The issues from the Public Health Offices are shown below:—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.50 on loan at 31.12,49 loaned or reloaned in 1950 on loan at 31.12.50 -
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The following shows the assistance given by the Association during 1950:—
No. of Persons Assisted Total No. of Grants made -
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The number of patients treated at the Clinic during 1950 is as follows:—
Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Kit -
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The forms of dental treatment provided were: —
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Denture^ Provided Local General Complete Partial -
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Infectious Disease.—The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Ilford schools since 1946:—
Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and Ger man Measle Chicken Pox Mumps Whooping Cough -
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RINGWORM:—
No. of cases at beginning of 1950 No. of cases reported during 1950 Total Remedied during 1950 No. of cases under observation at end of 1950 -
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Medical Treatment. (a) Minor Ailments Clinics. —The attendances during 1950 were as follows:—
Newbury Hall Mayesbrook -
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
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Nose and Throat:—
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The 1,504 children were not all suffering from grave defects of vision. The following table shows the vision in the worst eye, as tested by Snellen's Type:—
6/6 6/9 6/12 6/18 6/24 6/36 6/60 less than 6/60 -
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The 1,504 children were found to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B A B -
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The 995 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to b suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B A B -
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16 children of school age were admitted to Hospitals. Particulars as follows:—
No. of cases Hospital Defects -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows: —
Defects Treated Cases A B -
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AURAL CLINIC
Nature of Disease Still under treatment Recommended Hospital treatment Discharged as cured Discharged as improved Discharged as no treatment required Discharged as left district Discharged as left school Discharged Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or treated elsewhere Totals New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old -
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Rheumatism Clinic. The Physician attended 32 morning sessions during the year, and 210 children (85 of these being new cases) made 395 attendances. The 210 children were found to be suffering from the following conditions: —
Defects Found New Cases Old Cases Totals -
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The amount of dental disease present in children at various ages is shown by the following table relating to school-children inspected by the school Dentists: —
Age-groups (in years) No. of inspections of-children No. referred for treatment Percentage -
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Those admitted were recommended for examination from the following sources:—
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Tuberculosis Officer:—
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The 34 children not now on the roll ceased attendance for the following reasons:—
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The Senior Dental Officer carried out one complete inspection of the children's teeth at the Open Air School. The following table shows the dental work carried out: —
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As a result of the Medical Officer's periodic examinations, a number of the children have been recommended certain treatment as follows:—
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Treatment for Uncleanliness. —The School Nurses paid 188 visits to the schools (an average of 6 visits to each school during the year), for the purpose of inspecting the heads and clothing of the children with the following results: —
Number of Examinations of Children Number Infested Per cent. -
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The percentages for the past 5 years were as follows: —
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R eturn of H andicapped P upils in the A rea on 31 st D ecember. 1950 (Aged 2-16 years)
HANDICAPPED PUPILS. Blind, Partially Blind, Deaf Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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The following is a table of work undertaken at the Clinic: —
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Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e., from 5–15 Years) in Ilford for 1948 and 1949. The Table also gives a Comparative Percentage of Deaths Registered at all Ages, and from 5—15 Years.
Disease Percentage of total deaths (all ages) Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15 1949 1948 1949 1948 -
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TABLE I Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools).
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(No individual pupil should be recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total in column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sum of columns (2) and (3).)
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Number of defects Number of Defects Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment (1) (2) (8) (4) (5) -
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B.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
Age Groups Number of Pupils Inspected A—(Good) B—(Fair) C—(Poor) No. % of Col.2 No. % of col.2 No. % of col.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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Group 1.—Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
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Group 5.—Child Guidance Treatment.
Number of cases treated in the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics elsewhere -
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Group 6.—Speech Therapy.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 7.—Other Treatment Given.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. Denial Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority.
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Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S. .R.C.S.
Number Aggregate staff in the service of the L.E.A. in terms of the equivalent number of whole time officers -
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II.–Number of School Clinics (i.e., premises at which Clinics are held for school-children) provided by the L.E.A. for the medical and/or dental examination and treatment of pupils attending maintained primary and secondary schools. Number of School Clinics
Examination and/or Treatment (1) Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by* the Authority (2) Under arrangements made with R.H.H.&c. (3) -
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IV.—Child Guidance Centres. (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1
Staff Number Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole - time officers -
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Table VI.–Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1950.
SCHOOLS No. on Roll DISEASES AND CONTACTS Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German ' Measles Whooping Cough Chicken-pox Polioencephalitis or Poliomyelitis Mumps Pneumonia Rheumatism Totals Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Cases Contacts Cases Cases Cases Cases Contacts -
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Table VIIA.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined.
Age Groups School 5—6 Years 6—7 Years 7—8 Years 8—9 Years 9—10 Years 10—11 Years 11—12 Years 12—13 Years 13—14 Years 14—15 Years 15—16 Years 16—17 Years 17—18 Years Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children I Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children i Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number ot Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight(in Kilogrammes) -
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Table VIIB.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS Examined.
Age Groups School 5—6 Years 6—7 Years 7—8 Years 8—9 Years 9—10 Years 10—11 Years 11—12 Years 12—13 Years 13—14 Years 14—15 Years 15—16 Years 16—17 Years 17—18 Years Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of ChildrenExamined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number or Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children | Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes)