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West Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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future Nursery Schools, however, it will be well to consider giving
sanitary and cloak room accommodation for each room separately,
also a large room should be provided, or sliding and folding
partitions, so that two rooms can be made into one, for assembly
or other purposes, also more store room accommodation for toys,
beds, etc., should be provided.
Medical Inspection is carried out, and the same facilities provided,
as in the Elementary Schools.
The following reports have been received on the Medical
and Dental examinations:—
THE EDITH KERRISON NURSERY SCHOOL.
This School has now completed its second year. It was opened in August, 1930, and the first medical inspection was carried out in September of the same year. At first the examinations were held monthly, but after June, 1931, they were held quarterly. The following reports relate to the four examinations carried out during the year 1932.
| Examinations | Boy 9 examined | Girls examined | Total | Parents present | Number Defective | Percentage of Dcfects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 53 | 56 | 109 | 92 | 22 | 20.1 |
| June | 47 | 53 | 100 | 86 | 20 | 20. |
| September | 53 | 56 | 109 | 81 | 24 | 22.9 |
| December | 51 | 61 | 112 | 100 | 25 | 22.3 |
During the June term there was an epidemic of both Measles
and Chicken Pox. The children recovered from these diseases in
a remarkable manner and the after-effects were very few. Quite
a number of the children had Measles and Chicken-pox together.
At the December examination the condition of the children
on the whole was good—all being examined with the exception
of eight. These latter were out of school with the following
conditions—one with Whooping Cough, one with Diphtheria, one
with Pneumonia, the remainder with Bronchitis. The chief defects
encountered at this time of the year are respirator}' diseases, and
nose and throat conditions which, to a large extent, co-exist.
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