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SECTION IX.
REPORT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
1. STAFF.
The staff engaged in medical work amongst school children
is composed of whole and part-time officers. In addition to the
School Medical Officer, who is also Medical Officer of Health, the
staff consists of three whole-time Medical Officers, one part-time
X-Ray Specialist, one part-time Ophthalmic Surgeon, eight parttime
Nose and Throat Surgeons, two part-time Dentists, and nine
School Nurses. The Organizer of Physical Training in the Elementary
Schools acts also as supervisor of remedial exercises.
The Medical Officers devote part of their time only to school work.
A Masseuse holding certificates in Massage, Medical Electricity
and Remedial Exercises was appointed in the latter part of 1920.
Towards the end of that year also an Elementary school teacher,
after receiving special training at Manchester, was appointed and
has undertaken the treatment of children suffering from certain
forms of speech defect during the past year.
Dr. W. N. W. Kennedy, Deputy School Medical Officer,
resigned in August, and Dr. K. Simpson was appointed in
September to fill the vacancy.
2. CO-ORDINATION.
The School Medical Service is an integral part of the Public
Health work of the town, and is therefore in natural co-ordination
with all other sections of the department as mentioned in previous
reports.
3. SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO THE
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
(a) No. of Schools and Accommodation.
In 1921 there were in Croydon:
(a) 20 provided schools, including 52 departments.
(b) 13 non-provided schools, including 24 departments.
(c) 2 Central Schools, including 2 departments.
The total provision in 1921 in the borough for elementary
school children thus amounted to 35 schools, with 78 departments.
The number of children on the register on December 31st,
1921, was 26,128, as compared with 26,088 in 1920.
(b) School Buildings and Accommodation.
Additional accommodation in the form of huts of the army
pattern has been provided at the following schools:—
Accommodation
Stanford Road Domestic Subjects Room 18
Ecclesbourne Road Boys, Handicraft Room 20
Ecclesbourne Road Boys, Class Room 50