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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table I.
Distribution of school population in 1937.
| Type of School. | No. of schools. | No. of departments. | No. on registers. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provided | 49 | 134 | 35,600 |
| Central | 2 | 2 | 768 |
| Non-provided | 12 | 26 | 5.203 |
| Maintained | 4 | 4 | 1,769 |
| Part-maintained | 2 | 2 | 354 |
| Mental defectives | 2 | 2 | 155 |
| Physical defectives | 2 | 2 | 108 |
| Deaf | 2 | 2 | 71 |
| Nursery* | 2 | 2 | 240 |
| Open-air (day) | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| „ (residential)† | 1 | 1 | 141 |
| Total | 79 | 178 | 44,467 |
These figures refer only to those nursery schools under the administration of the
Authority.
† This school was extended to 200 beds in June, 1937.
Table II. School population.
| Year | School population. | Increase(+)or decrease (—) percent. | Year | School population. | Increase (+)or decrease (—) percent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 52,306 | — | 1929 | 47,278 | -3.39 |
| 1921 | 52,678 | + 0.71 | 1930 | 46,511 | — 1.62 |
| 1922 | 53,012 | + 0.63 | 1931 | 45,911 | — 1.29 |
| 1923 | 52,995 | — 0.00 | 1932 | 45,282 | - 1.37 |
| 1924 | 51.135 | - 3.51 | 1933 | 44,72o | - 1.24 |
| 1925 | 50,653 | - 0.95 | 1934 | 43,227 | - 3.34 |
| 1926 | 50,279 | - 0.74 | 1935 | 40,625 | — 6.02 |
| 1927 | 49,660 | - 1.23 | 1936 | 38,434 | - 5.39 |
| 1928 | 48,939 | - 1.45 | 1937 | 36,082 | - 6.46 |