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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Mentally Defective— | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Left at age limit | 1 | 1 |
| Returned to Elementary School | 2 | 2 |
| Left district | 1 | 3 |
| Left for work in Factory | 1 | — |
| Left for work with Relative | 1 | — |
| Doing Housework | — | 2 |
| Working at Home (sick mother) | — | 1 |
| Institution ... | — | 1 |
| Epileptic (at home) | — | 1 |
| Physically unfit in Winter months | – | 1 |
| Transferred to P.D. Dept. | – | 1 |
GRANGE ROAD SPECIAL SCHOOL.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployed | 4 | — |
| Removed | 1 | 2 |
| Working at Home | 1 | 4 |
| Messengers | 2 | 1 |
| Boot Stall Assistant | 1 | — |
| Attends Continuation School | 1 | — |
| Jam Factory | — | 1 |
| Needlework | — | 1 |
| Shirt and Blouse Factory | — | 1 |
| Unemployed | 2 | 1 |
| Coopers Assistant | 1 | — |
| French Polisher | 1 | — |
| Galvanising | 1 | — |
| Messenger | 1 | — |
| Greengrocers | 1 | — |
| In Salvation Army | 1 | — |
| Packing Case Works | 1 | — |
| Emery Works | 1 | — |
| Enamel Warehouse | 1 | — |
| Not known | 1 | — |
| Worked at various places | 1 | — |
| Hotel page (living in) | 1 | — |
| Tailoring | — | 1 |
| Domestic Service | — | 2 |
| At Home | — | 4 |
| Kitchen Hand (Factory) | — | 1 |
| Book Packer | — | 1 |
Work in connection with After-Care of Children consists of—
(1) Interviews with parents and children by Head Teachers.
(2) Investigation of two After-Care Committees.
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