[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham].

  • Beckenham (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1921?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    50 STATISTICS IN RELATION TO EDUCATION. Estimated Population of Beckenham 33812 Number of Public Elementary Schools 5 Number of Departments 14 Accommodation 3441 Number on Roll 3305 Special School for the Mentally Defective 1 Other Schools— County Secondary School (Boys) 1 County Secondary School (Girls) 1 Private Schools 20 One Penny rate produces for Elementary Education £1069 STAFF ENGAGED IN MEDICAL INSPECTION. School Medical Officer 1 School Dentist 1 School Nurses 3 Clerks 2 The above staff are employed full time by the District Council and the proportion of their time given to Medical Inspection and Treatment is as follows:—The School Medical Officer devotes half time to school work, the Dentist gives from Mpnday to Friday inclusive to School Work, and Saturday mornings tp the Dental Treatment of expectant Mothers and Children under the age of 5 years. One School Nurse full-time and 2 Nurses half-time. One Clerk full-time and pne half-time. In the month of January, the Education Committee decided to extend the work of the Dentist from two half-days per week to full time service. Mr. Hawkes could not give all his time to school work and he, therefore, resigned, and Mr. Grandison was appointed in his place and took up his duties on the 1st April, on a whole-time basis.
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