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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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TABLE III.—Continued.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Physically Defective | Infectious pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | (1) At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| (2) At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| (3) At no School or Institution | 24 | 30 | 54 | ||
| Non - infectious but active pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. | (4) At Sanatoria or Sanatorium Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | — | — | — | |
| (5) At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (6) At Certified Day Open Air Schools | — | — | — | ||
| (7) At Public Elem. Schools | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| (8) At other Institutions | — | — | — | ||
| (9) At no School or Institution | — | — | — | ||
| Delicate children(e.g., pre- or latent tuberculosis, malnutrition, debility, anaemia,etc.) | (10) At Certified Residential Open Air Schools | 78 | 10 | 88 | |
| (11) At Certified Day Open Air Schools | 22 | 63 | 85 | ||
| (12) At Public Elem. Schools | 53 | 42 | 95 | ||
| (13) At other Institutions | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| (14) At no School or Institution | 2 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Active non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | (15) At Sanatoria or Hospital Schools approved by the Ministry of Health or the Board | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| (16) At Public Elem. Schools | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| (17) At other Institutions | 39 | 28 | 67 | ||
| (18) At no School or Institution | 9 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) e.g., children suffering from paralysis, etc., and including those with severe heart disease. | (19) At Certified Hospital Schools | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (20) At Certified Residential Cripple Schools | — | — | — | ||
| (21) At Certified Day Cripple Schools | 61 | 42 | 103 | ||
| (22) At Public Elem. Schools | 28 | 11 | 39 | ||
| (23) At other Institutions | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| (24) At no School or Institution | 24 | 26 | 50 | ||
N.B.—This Table is not a full census of defects in the child population of the
Borough, but only of defects of such a degree as in the opinion of the Medical
Officers to disqualify the child permanently from education in the Elementary
Schools. (This note, however, does not apply to Epilepsy of a slight degree).
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