London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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TABLE 23 - INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
| Total number of examinations | 101, 155 |
| Total number of pupils found to be infested | 666 |
| Total number of individual pupils found to be infested for the first time during current year | 341 |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued. (Section 54/2, Education Act, 1944) | - |
| Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued. (Section 54/3, Education Act, 1944) | - |
| 1. | Number of children medically examined in order to ascertain whether they were physically fit to undertake employment of a light nature outside school hours | 224 |
| 2. | Number of instances in which the state of health was found to be such that certificates were withheld | 1 |
| 3. | Number of children examined as to fitness to take part in entertainments | 10 |
| 4. | Number of cases in which certificates to take part in entertainments were withheld | - |
TABLE 25 - EDUCATION ACT, 1944 - SECTIONS 57(3), 57(4) and 57(5)
Cases dealt with under Section 57, Education Act, 1944:-
| Sub-Section 3: | 13 |
| Sub-Section 4: | - |
| Sub-Section 5: | 4 |
Cases de-notified under Section 8, Education (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 1948:
TABLE 26 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
| (a) | Number of Teachers examined as to fitness for appointment | 9 |
| (b) | Number of Students examined as to fitness for first appointment | 25 |
| (c) | Number of Students examined as to fitness to undertake Training Course | 51 |