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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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2. CO-ORDINATION.
Co-ordination is secured by the fact that all the School Medical
Staff also carry out duties for other health services, and six of the
eight School Nurses give half-time to the Maternity and Child
Welfare Service.
The School Nursing staff is equivalent to five whole-time
nurses.
3. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION
TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
School Hygiene and Accommodation.—The following table
shows the number of schools in the Borough and the accommodation:
Number of Schools and Accommodation.
| Seating Accommodation. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls. I | nfts. Mxd | . Boys. | Girls. | I nfts. | Mxd. | ||
| Provided | 15 | 15 | 15 8 | 5,675 | 5,552 | 6,265 | 3,248 | |
| Non-Provided | 1 | 2 | 2 3 | 208 | 472 | 437 | 929 | |
| Special Schools— | ||||||||
| Mentally Defective | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 130 | |
| Deaf Centre | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | |
| Myope Centre | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 85 | |
| Open Air School | — | — | — 1 | — | — | — | 200 | |
| Nursery School | — | — | — 1 | — | — | — | 150 | |
| Totals | 16 | 17 | 17 16 | 5,883 | 6,024 | 6,702 | 4,762 | |
| 1936. | 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | ||||
| Number of Children on Register, Dec. 31st | 17,265 | 17,845 | 18,516 | 19,633 | 19,727 | |||
| Average Attendance | 15,386.2 | 16,140.5 | 16,630.2 | 17,402.2 | 17,290.7 | |||
| Percentage Attendance | 88.3 | 89.4 | 88.1 | 88.8 | 88.5 | |||
| Population | 134,490 | 135,090 | 135,600 | 135,010 | 34,420 | |||
| Percentage of School Children to Population | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 | |||
The progressive decline in the percentages specified in the last
line will be noted.
School Hygiene.—A detailed sanitary survey is made by the
medical inspector at the conclusion of the medical inspection of
individual departments. Any recommendations made are then
forwarded to your Director of Education.
Mr. Frank H. Heaven, A.R.I.B.A., Architect to the Education
Committee, reports as follows:—
Additions and Alterations.—The following works have been
carried out:—
Gamuel Road Infants' School.—Conversion of three south classrooms
into open air classrooms with sliding screens; improvement