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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Recommendations were left with the Principal, Dr. Florence
Barnett, re the following conditions :—
Vision, 26. Physical Exercises
Heart, 3. (flat foot, etc.), 47.
Dr. Barnett takes a keen interest in the Medical Inspection,
and endeavours to get the parents to attend during the examination,
and to carry out instructions given.
Special attention is given by Miss Davidge, the Drill Mistress,
to children requiring special exercises for slight deformities.
ST. ANGELA'S HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
This School is inspected annually, the inspection, as far as
this Authority is concerned, being confined to West Ham scholars,
and does not extend to pupils in the Preparatory School.
Age Distribution of Examinees.
| Age | No. of Girls Examined |
|---|---|
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 15 |
| 12 | 26 |
| 13 | 20 |
| 14 | 23 |
| 15 | 25 |
| 16 | 13 |
| 17 | 8 |
| 18 | 5 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 138 |
Parents present, 86.
Chief Defects referred for Treatment.
Defective Vision 18
Defective Hearing 1
Otorrhœa 1
Pyorrhoea 1
Dental Caries 8
Anaemia 4
Chorea 1
Scoliosis 1
Other Deformities 3
Other Defects 6
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