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cases the Local Authority bears the whole cost.

The Local Authority still reserves four beds (two for boys and
two for girls) at the Russell-Cotes School of Recovery, Parkstone,
Dorset. The children are sent for a period of six weeks or longer;
16 girls and 16 boys were sent during 1934.
During 1934 two beds were also reserved for a period of six
months at Collington Manor, Bexhill, and four girls and four boys
were sent during this period. Wherever possible, the Local
Authority recovers part of the cost of maintenance from the parent,
but as most of the children are drawn from really necessitous homes,
the amount recovered is comparatively small.
There was a total of 12 deaths among school children during
the year. In 1933 there were 14. The causes of death during 1934
were as follows:—
1 Heart Disease.
2 Pneumonia.
1 Osteomyelitis.
1 Meningitis.
1 Acute Nephritis.
2 Epilepsy.
1 Drowned.
1 Murdered.
1 Abdominal Tuberculosis.
1 Peritonitis.
THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC
HEALTH.
On the whole, the hygienic conditions of the schools in Enfield
may be considered satisfactory. Most of them are in good surroundings
and well ventilated. With five exceptions, the schools are lit
by gas; in the cases of Botany Bay Council, Chesterfield Road
Council, Chase Side Council, Suffolks Council, and St. Matthew's
C.E., Ponders End, electric light has been installed. The schools
are warmed with hot-water pipes and open fires. Most of the desks