[Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens.

St. Helens (Merseyside, England). Council.

Date:: 1926

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Credit: [Report 1926] / School Medical Officer of Health, St Helens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions. (i). Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses . 60 (ii). Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses . 50622 (iii). Number of individual children found unclean . 3443 (iv). Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority . Nil (v). Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : (a) Under the Education Act, 1 92 1 . Nil (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws .. Nil TABLE V. Summary of Treatment of Defects. DISEASE OR DEFECT. NUMBER OF DEFECTS Referred for treatment. Treated Under local Education Authorities Scheme. Otherwise. Total. Minor Ailments. 3030 597 573 7964 1141 1576 2852 382 165 3380 536 1345 134 77 251 931 174 195 2986 459 416 4311 710 1540 Visual Defects . Defects of Throat and Nose. Dental Defects f Referred by Dentist Dental Detects £ School M.O. Other Defects.