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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 1937
[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 at the end
of the year eight of the nine School Nurses gave 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.
| Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | Seating Accommodation. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Infts. | Mxd. | |||||
| Provided | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5,675 | 5,552 | 5,868 | 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 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5,883 | 6,024 | 6,305 | 4,762 | |
1937. 1936. 1935. 1934. 1933.
Number of Children on
Register, Dec. 31st 16,525 17,265 17,845 18,516 19,633
Average Attendance 14,909.1 15,386.2 16,140.5 16,630.2 17,402.2
Percentage Attendance 88.7 88.3 89.4 88.1 88.8
Population 133,600 134,490 135,090 135,600 135,010
Percentage of School
Children to Population 12.3 12.8 13.2 13.6 14.5
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:—
Structural Additions and Alterations.—The following works
have been carried out during the year, viz.:—
Marsh Street Schools.—This building has been reconditioned
and renovated throughout.