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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Modernising cloakroom fittings at Forest Road Boys' School.
Providing new lavatory basin ranges at George Gascoigne Girls'
School and Forest Road Boys' School.
General overhauling repairs and improvements to heating
installation at various schools.
Reviewing the hygienic conditions of the schools generally the
standard is well above that usually found in urban areas. As yet
there is no school built on the lines of the "Derbyshire" openair
System, but the new Thorpe Hall School will closely approach
this. Ventilation, lighting, heating, equipment and sanitation
are generally satisfactory.
4. MEDICAL INSPECTION.
No change has been made in the method of selection of children
for inspection from that adopted in previous years. The age
groups of the children inspected have been those defined under
the three code groups of the Board of Education.
There has been no departure from the Board's Schedule of
Medical Inspection.
The following table gives a summary of the returns of medical inspection for the last two years:—
| 1933. | 1932. | |
|---|---|---|
| Entrants | 2,184 | 1,477 |
| Second age group | 1,755 | 1,453 |
| Third age group | 2,072 | 2,379 |
| Total routine inspections | 6,011 | 5,309 |
| Other „ „ | 506 | 569 |
| Special Inspections | 3,983 | 4,637 |
| Re-inspections | 28,909 | 23,007 |
| Total | 32,892 | 27,644 |
5. REVIEW OF THE FACTS DISCLOSED BY MEDICAL
INSPECTION.
(a) Malnutrition.— The following is a comparative summary
of the findings at medical inspection with regard to those children
noted as being of "excellent nutrition." It will be appreciated
that this is a very rough and ready classification and will vary
with different medical inspections.