[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (A) Inspection Number of elementary schools and school children The number of elementary schools in the borough is: Council Schools 21 Voluntary Schools 22 Total 43 The recognised accommodation of these schools was : Council Schools 16,619 \'oluntary Schools 11,861 Total 28,480 The average number of scholars on the rolls was : Council Schools 13,212 Voluntary Schools 9,415 Total 22,627 The average attendance was: Council Schools 11,903 Voluntary Schools 8,387 Total 20,290 Children inspected.)—The following elementary school children were medically inspected during the year: 1. At Routine Inspections 4701 2. At Special Ins])ections in the ordinary schools 170 3. At Routine Inspections at the Claughton Road Council School 68 4. Candidates for School and Holiday Camps 315 5. As prospective entrants to the Birkenhead Institute, the Girls’ Secondary School, Park High School, Rock Ferry High School, Higher Tranmere High School for Girls, The Convent Secondary School, St. Francis Xavier’s College and the Catholic Institute 446 6. Under the Employment of Cliildren Bye-laws 59 Total 5759 Re-examination of defective children During the year 1,915 re-examinations of defective children were made in the schools by the Assistant Medical Officers. Co-operation of parents, teachers and others Parents attended at the examination of 3,668 (74.6 per cent) of the 4,701 children dealt witli at routine inspections. Attendance of parents at these examinations still continues to be satisfactory: Year 1925 Percentage 1926 1927 1928 1929 19:10](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892728x_0106.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
