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West Ham 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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(14) Examinations re Convalescent treatment for debilitated
School children.
(15) Examinations re Employment of School children.
(16) Open-Air Education. (1) Residential Open-Air School for
80 Boys and 60 Girls at Fyfield. (2) Day Open-Air School,
Crosby Road, for 60 children (Girls and Junior Boys). (3)
Ten allocated beds for Girls at the Ogilvie School of Recovery,
Clacton-on-Sea. (4) Two Holiday Camps (Boys and
Girls) during the Summer Vacation at the seaside.
(17) Medical Inspection of all children undertaking School
Journeys.
(18) Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
(19) Class for Stammering children.
(20) Routine Medical Examination and Treatment at the two
schools for Mentally and Physically Defective children; also
special examinations of children for admission to these
schools as well as examinations in connection with cases
recommended for Residential Institutions.
(21) Examination and Treatment of children attending the two
Deaf Centres (including annual examination of all children
by Specialist Aural Surgeon).
(22) Medical Inspection of pupils at the two Central Schools.
(23) Medical Inspection of pupils (including Bursars) at the two
Secondary Schools.
(24) Medical Inspection of Junior Technical and Art Classes at
the Municipal College.
(25) Medical Inspection of St. Angela's High School for Girls.
(26) Medical Inspection of pupils at the West Ham High School
for Girls.
(27) Medical Examination and Treatment of pupils attending the
two Day Continuation Schools.
(28) Medical Examination of students referred from Junior Instruction
Centre.
(29) Examination and treatment of children attending Nursery
Schools.
(30) Work in conjunction with the N.S'.P.C.C. as occasion arises.
(5) The Findings of Medical Inspection.
(a) NUTRITION.
The Board of Education, on the 31st December, 1934, issued
fresh instructions (Administrative Memorandum No. 124) as to
the classification of nutrition. The result of these findings will
be seen in the Statistical Tables IIB for Elementary and School:;
of Higher Education.
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