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Barnes 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Sanitary Circumstances of the District.
SCHOOL NOTES. Children Inspected during 1919:—
| Infants. | |
| Boys | 137 |
| Girls | 138 |
| Eight Years Old. | |
| Boys | 176 |
| Girls | 168 |
| Twelve Years Old. | |
| Boys | 152 |
| Girls | 142 |
| Leavers. | |
| Boys | 19 |
| Girls | 30 |
| Specials. | |
| Boys | 12 |
| Girls | 14 |
| Re-examinations. | |
| Boys | 172 |
| Girls | 181 |
Total Inspections, 1321.
Recommended for Treatment, 346.
Cases Treated at School Clinic, 130; including 74 new cases
during the year.
Attendances made at Attendance Clinic, 833.
School population, 3580.
Three mentally defective and two physically defective children
were examined and recommended for special institutions or
schools.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
There were carried over from 1918 eight cases of Diphtheria,
three cases of Scarlet Fever, one case of Pneumonia, and 15 cases
of Tuberculosis,