[Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City.

  • Oxford (England). City Council. no2012034102.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CITY OF OXFORD EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER, 1942 I have the honour to present the Annual Report on the School Medical Service for the year ended December 31st, 1942. The report is confined to a short statement as requested by the Board of Education, and the statistical tables. The General Effect of the War on the Physical and Mental Welfare of the Children The results of the School Medical Inspections show that the nutrition and general physique of the children have not been adversely affected b}^ the war. The comparable figures with 1941 are as follows:— Excellent Normal Slightly Subnormal Bad 1941 12.71 80.91 5.96 .02 1942 11.84 84.22 3.93 .01 School Meals and Milk The following particulars relate to the number of children in attend¬ ance and the number of meals provided on a single day in the first fort¬ night of October 1942. A day in the middle of the week was chosen, when the school attendance was normal. Elementary Schools Number of Children on Books, City Elementary Schools ,, ,, ,, Evacuated Schools Elementary Schools providing meals .. ,, ,, mill^ • • • • •. 11,530 900 20 . all schools Meals City Children receiving meals free .. .. .. .. 277 ,, ,, ,, on payment .. .. .. 1521 Evacuated ,, „ ,, ,, •. •. .. 249 Total ... .. ... .. .. .. 2,047