London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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MonthsDayslbs.lbs.
Banstead24173¾4
Clevedon34232½3½
Dedisham14—55
Edgar Lee26—810
Godalming157161233½
Hawkenbury9348½15
Sr. Patricks32322613
Suntrap54191221
Kearsney54—614
Kemp Town9212918¾
Lancing134221022
Ramsgate22—5¾7½
Seaford54—79½
Ventnor55486½28
Westgate243125½13
West Wickham9512613
Woodford56—649
Worthing53—612
Total and Averages201467—

No case of failure to gain weight was recorded.
It will be realised what an enormous amount of work has resulted
for Mr. Longman and for Miss Lewis of the local branch of the
Invalid Children's Aid Association.
18. NURSERY SCHOOL.
The routine medical supervision detailed in last year's Report
has again been found to work well in practice, and has been continued
during 1932, except that children are now admitted directly
to the School each morning and the School Nurse only examines
those children who are specially brought to her notice by the class
teachers. This enables the supervision to be more thorough and
the change has worked well in practice.
The School Nurse who supervises this School has paid 41 special
visits to discuss with the parents their reasons for withdrawing
children from school after their initial enrolment.
Miss Richards, the Head Teacher, reports as follows:—
"In reviewing the work of the past year, the variability of the
Attendance is an outstanding feature. During the spring and summer
months the attendance was good and the enrolment higher than it
has been hitherto, but a very definite falling off of numbers in