Annual report on the work of the authority : (with which is incorporated the annual report on the medical inspection and treatment of school children as required by the Board of Health) / Education Authority of Glasgow.

  • Education Authority of Glasgow
Date:
1924
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Credit: Annual report on the work of the authority : (with which is incorporated the annual report on the medical inspection and treatment of school children as required by the Board of Health) / Education Authority of Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In addition the following numbers of children were examined in the course of routine inspection at special schools and classes:— Previous Boys. Girls. Totals. Year. Physically defective children, ... ... ... 487 479 966 847 Mentally defective children, ... ... 236 186 422 411 Others, . . 12 6 18 41 735 ’ 671 1,406 1,299 (b) Numbers of special cases examined- —“ Non-Routines,” ... ... ••• 9,013 (9,774) Re-examination of “ Abnormals,” 24,917 (27,908) 7 F. AVERAGE HEIGHTS.* Average Age at Date of Inspection. Session 1923-24. 5 4 l 2 6 4 1 2 9 5 12 13 5 1 2 Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Anthropometric Commit- ins. ins. ins. ins. ins. ins. ins. ins. tee’s Standard, 41-0 40-8 44-0 42-6 49-7 48-7 56-9 57-8 Non-transferred Schools, 40-8 40-3 42-6 42-3 49-2 48-4 55-5 58-0 Transferred Schools, 40-2 40-2 41-7 41-5 48-3 46-3 53 1 55-1 fGlasgow, ... 40-7 40-3 42-3 421 49-0 47 9 54-5 56-3 Previous year, 40-2 39-6 42-0 42-6 48-2 47-9 55-0 54-7 7 F. AVERAGE WEIGHTS.* Average Age at Date of Inspection. 5 4 1 *2 6 4 1 2 9 5 1 2 13 5 1 2 Session 1923-24. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 1 s. lbs. lbs. lbs. Anthropometric Commit¬ tee’s Standard, 39-9 39-6 44-4 42 4 60-4 55-5 82-6 87-0 Non-transferred Schools, 39-3 37-4 42-4 40-7 55-9 53-8 77-1 80-1 Transferred Schools, 38-4 37-5 41-3 39-8 57-0 51-9 73-2 75-1 fGlasgow, ... 39-1 37-4 42-1 40-4 56-1 53*3 74-9 78-2 Previous year, 39-0 38-1 41-5 41-5 54-3 52-9 73-7 76-6 * The numbers of children examined at other ages were relatively small; averages have, therefore, not been given. In addition, those examined at 6 years of age and, in the case of transferred schools, at 13 years of age were not sufficiently numerous to warrant any great significance being attached to the averages stated above. t Exclusive of Special Schools and Classes. Total Number Percentages of Children suffering from Defects. at At 5 Tears. At 9 Years. At 13 Tears. At all Ages. ctll Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 7. A. Routine examinations, 31,532 For n umber s exam ined at each a ge see above. B. Number of children suffering from defects, 17,021 58-3 58-8 46-7 56-6 32-8 51-1 50-2 57-7 C. Number of children rec eiving at tention #** . • . D. Clothing—Insufficient, 135 0-6 0-3 0-4 0-3 0-9 0-5 0-5 0-4 In need of repair,... 726 2-3 1-3 31 2-1 4-5 2-5 2-7 1-8 Dirty, 1,406 3-9 3-2 4-0 5-4 6-0 7-5 4-2 4-7 E. Footgear— Unsatisfactory, 536 1-6 0-9 1-7 1-7 4-0 1-9 1-9 1-4 None, 305 0-9 0-2 1-7 0-4 3-8 0-2 1*6 0-3 Totals Pre¬ vious Year. 53-9 45.2 0-4 2-3 4-5 0-4 2-4 2-8 1-7 1-4 1-0 1-2 ** All children requiring attention are dealt with in the various methods explained throughout these reports.