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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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1. STAFF OF SCHOOL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Resignations and Appointments:—
Dr. M. Edmond, Asst. School Medical Officer. Appointed, 4.9.44;
resigned, 1.5.47.
Dr. C. G. Chadwick, Asst. School Medical Officer. Appointed,
1.1.45; resigned, 22.11.47.
Mrs. C. S. Adams, Dental Attendant. Appointed, 21.6.43;
resigned, 30.11.47.
2. CO-ORDINATION
Co-ordination is secured by the fact that all the school medical
staff also carry out duties for other health services. 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 at the 31st December,
1947.
| Boys. | Girls. | Mixed. | Infants. | Nursery. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Secondary Grammar | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| County Secondary Technical | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| County Secondary Modern | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| County Primary Junior | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| County Primary Infants | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| Voluntary Secondary Modern | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Voluntary Primary | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| County Nursery | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Special Schools for:— | |||||
| Educationally Sub-normal | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Myope Centre | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Open Air School | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Deaf | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1947. | 1946. | 1945. | 1944. | 1943. | |
| Number of Children on Register, 31.12.47 | 16,463 | 15,776 | 12,753 | 9,236 | 12,185 |
| Average Attendance | 14,470.6 | 14,004.6 | 10,189.2 | 8,488.5 | 10,106.7 |
| Percentage Attendance | 86.9 | 86.0 | 80.0 | 78.4 | 84.1 |
Mr. Frank H. Heaven, A.R.I.B.A., Architect to the Education
Committee contributes the following:—
Additions and Alterations.—Many improvements have been
effected in accommodation and equipment at Primary and Secondary
Schools.