[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich.
- West Bromwich (England). Council.
- Date:
- 1936
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Mortality in School Children. The table printed below is of interest; it deals with the causes of death of children between the ages of 5 and 14 years —until they are exempt from attendance at School. It is regrettable to note that there were two deaths from drowning and one from a traffic accident dnring the year. Causes of Death in School Children, 1936. Disease or other Cause. Number. Common Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis {Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria ... Whooping Cough ... {Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Other forms of Tuberculosis Respiratory Diseases Diseases of Ailmentary Tract Violence Heart Disease I Bronchitis ^ Pneumonia—all forms I Other Respiratory Diseases ( Kidney Disease I Appendicitis I Peritonitis ( Drowning f Traffic Accidents i Burns j Rheumatic ... -! Pericarditis ( Cardiac Failure Asphyxiation Meningitis Other Defined Diseases Total 12 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 9 39 Percentage of deaths from all causes -] 30-77 30-77 2-56 2-56 J 5-01 5-01 1 5-01 10-25 2-56 5-01 7-65 5-01 2-56 7-65 2-56 5-01 . 7-65 2-56 0-51 23-07 This compares with 45 deaths in 1935. IX.—OPEN-AIR EDUCATION. There are no Open-air Schools in the Borough, but in some cases instruction is given dnring the summer months in the school playgrounds or in adjacent parks. Such instruction only touches the fringe of what might be possible.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30259265_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
