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EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS)
ACT, 1907.
The following letter was submitted to the Public Health and Housing
Committee:—
BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM.
Town Hall,
Catford, S.E.
14th March, 1908.
Dear Sir,—
I beg to inform you that this Council have had under consideration
the question of the medical inspection of children in public
elementary schools, under Section 13 of the Education (Administrative
Provisions) Act, 1907, together with the Memorandum dated the
22nd November, 1907, issued by the Board of Education on the
subject.
This Council have received a report from their Public Health
Committee upon the matter, and on their recommendation have
arrived at the following conclusions with reference thereto: —
(1) That it is desirable "on the grounds of efficiency,
economy and harmony, that the work of medical inspection of
school children under the provisions of the Education (Administrative
Provisions) Act, should be carried out in intimate conjunction
with public health authorities" as set out in paragraphs
5 and 6 of the Memorandum of the Board of Education, and
that the Cities of London and Westminster and the Metropolitan
Boroughs should for this purpose be made the units of
administration.
(2) That it is desirable that the Medical Officers of Health
of the Cities of London and Westminster and the Metropolitan
Boroughs be appointed (by the London County Council) as the
local administrative officers, co-operating for this purpose with
the Medical Officer of Health for the County of London.