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
Walthamstow 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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 11
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools
by School Nurses 115,135
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 2,724
(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 2