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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Cases Not Admitted to Special Schools.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| To try or continue at Elementary School (backward or dull) | 7 | 3 |
| To try or continue at Elementary School (slight physical defect) | 6 | 5 |
| Recommended Open Air Schools or Convalescence | 1 | 2 |
| Notified to Local Authority (M.D.'s) | 13 | 10 |
| Too young for school | 5 | |
| Deaf Centre | 1 | — |
| Special training | 1 | — |
Unfit for School—
| Epilepsy | 2 | — |
| Paralysis | 1 | 2 |
| Defective Vision (Blind) | 2 | 1 |
| Mental Defectives | 3 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 3 | 1 |
| Excluded (Spina bifida) | — | 1 |
| Other Physical Defects | 6 | 3 |
Cases allowed to leave Special Schools—
| M.D. | 9 | 4 |
| P.D. | 4 | 3 |
Cases to remain at Special Schools—
| M.D. | 9 | 5 |
| P.D. | 8 | — |
(k) NUTRITION.
The steady activities of the School Medical Service with all
its remedial and preventative measures to improve the health of
the school child is helping in a remarkable way to enhance the
general nutrition of the school child. There is a considerable
diminution in the number of mal-nourished children as compared
with former years and this is reflected in the present averages of
Height and Weight as shewn by the following comparative table:
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