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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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(a) The "age groups'' inspected throughout the schools are
as follows:—
(1) Children admitted to school for the first time during
the year (Entrants).
(2) Children of 8 years of age (Intermediates).
(3) Children expected to leave, and who have not been
previously inspected since reaching the age of 12 years.
Besides the above statutory routine examinations, a considerable
number of the children have also been medically inspected
—classified as follows:—
(1) Specials—selected by Head Teachers and examined at
School at the time of the Doctor's visit.
(2) Specials sent by Teachers to the Clinics for treatment
of minor ailments.
(3) A number of non-ailing children are examined for (1)
fitness for sport; (2) fitness for employment; (3) fitness
for camp life; (4) fitness for employment in entertainments.
All these comprise "other routines."
(4) All the children referred in any way to the School
Medical Officer for examination, advice or treatment.
(5) A census and medical examination of all exceptional
children in the Schools for the purpose of Table III.
of the Report.
(b) There has been no important departure made in the
Board's Schedule of Medical Inspection.
Owing to exceptional circumstances the following schools, with the Board's sanction, were examined on other than school premises, viz. at the places indicated :—
| Hallsville Clarkson Street St. Margaret's Holy Trinity Canning Town | The Public Hall, Canning Town. |
| St. Luke's S. Hallsville | The Boyd Institute. |
| St. Patrick's Carpenters Road | The Old Vicarage, Christ Church. |
| Salway Place St. Francis' | The Wesleyan Hall. |
| St. Paul's. Colegrave Road | The Mechanics' Institute (L.N.E.R.). |
Custom House. The Bancroft Hall.
St. James'. Hanford Memorial Hall, Forest Lane.
West Ham Church Boys. Stratford School Clinic.
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