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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Finsbury 1905

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops

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181
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
The duties of the Borough Council as Sanitary Authority in
relation to Elementary Schools are (a) direct and (b) indirect. In
the former group of duties come the external sanitary arrangements
of the school, in the latter the methods of prevention of the spread
of infectious diseases, disinfection of school premises, etc. The
Education Department of the London County Council, which is now
the Education Authority for the metropolis, exercises control through
its Medical Officer for education over all internal arrangements and
the physical condition of the children.

Table: There are in Finsbury 22 Public Elementary (County Council) Schools, containing a roll of 18,203 children, as follows:—

There are in Finsbury 22 Public Elementary (County Council) Schools, containing a roll of 18,203 children, as follows:—

Schools.No.No. ofBoys.No. of Girls.No. of Infants.Totals.
Provided144,7844,8535,28314,920
Non-Provided81,2709961,0173,283
Totals226,0545,8496,30018,203

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These figures and the following table of returns for each school
are approximate only. In the present transition period it is
impossible to state the figures accurately as the roll varies, according
to the late Authority, the present Managers, and the standard
recommended by the Education Authority (London County Council).