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Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Snowman finds the scheme of medical
inspection working satisfactorily, he says: "We are applying the
clinical experience gained by general practice to the medical needs
of school children; the outstanding feature of the work is the
conviction forced upon one that the remedying of the defects pointed
out ought to be made obligatory."
Type—III. Three storey, class rooms open on to corridors, six class
rooms on each floor. In several class rooms, classes not separated.
Site—Shut in.
Playground—Small, tar paved, well drained, good condition, provides
access to private houses.
Sanitary Conveniences—
Boys 4 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Girls 8 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Infants 4 trough closets, automatic flushing.
Urinals—Senior Bovs 10-ft. lineal, Infant Boys 8-ft. lineal.
Lavatory Basins—Boys 3, Girls 3, Infants 4.
Drinking Water—Two taps, no cups.
Class Room Walls and general Cleanliness of School—Hard plaster,
painted dado—clean.
Desks—Modern double desks.
Lighting—Fair, direction of source of light faulty.
Heating—Hot water radiators and open fire places.
V entilation—Fair.
Cloak Rooms—Badly ventilated, offensive, indifferently lighted.
Comments of A.S.M.O.—Dr. Saunders says: "Most of the children
of this school belong to the very poor. I have been much struck
by the very few cases of children who one could say are under fed,
and also with the great care with which the mothers' have clothed
them. The heads, especially in the girls who have very long hair,
are found to be full of nits. Great improvement has taken place
with this trouble, as I make a point of seeing every infected head
at least once a week. In several instances, children, desquamating
from scarlet fever, have been found—this, in my opinion, must more
than pay the expenses of the Act."