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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
Walthamstow 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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GENERAL INFORMATION- REPORT FOR 1921
| Boys | Girls | Infants | Mixed | Seating Accommodation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Infants | Mixed | |||||
| Provided | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7491 | 7233 | 6834 | 2715 |
| Non-provided | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 472 | 437 | 314 |
| Special Schools— | ||||||||
| Mentally Defective | 1 | 1 | — | — | 65 | 65 | — | — |
| Deaf and Dumb | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 |
| Myope Centre | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 120 |
| Totals | 19 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 7960 | 7890 | 7271 | 3169 |
1921 1920
Number of children on Register, December 31st 23,510 23,861
Average attendance 20,229 19,599
Percentage attendance 86.0 82.1
Census June population 127,441 132,771
Percentage of school children to population 18.3 18.0