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Schools.—-A complete list of schools and other educational institutions
was included in last year's report. It is omitted on this occasion in
order to save space, but will be reproduced when the fuller or survey
report, which deals generally with the preceding five-year period, is made
at the end of 1930.
The London County Council, being the Education Authority, has
jurisdiction over institutions for elementary and secondary education,
with the exception of certain private schools and those presided over by
governing bodies on which the Education Authority is not represented.
During the year, there was no occasion for the Sanitary Authority
(the City Council) to exercise its powers as regards general sanitary
conditions in schools. No outbreak of notifiable infectious disease beyond
the small groups of cases which crop up from time to time was observed
in connection with schools in the City.
Co-operation between the medical services of the City Council and
those of the Education Authority can never be complete so long as the
officers concerned are responsible to different authorities, but this year
in connection with the prevention of measles, a greater measure of contact
has been achieved than previously existed. This is referred to in the
Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
Health Education.—" Better Health," the monthly magazine of the
Central Council of Health Education, is published and distributed in the
City by the Medical Officer of Health. The agreement with the printer
provides for an issue of 2,000 copies per month. No cost falls on the
Council and the mazagine is distributed gratis. Space is reserved for
news and matters of local interest, and articles have been regularly
contributed by the Medical Officer of Health and his staff on subjects
such as "How to deal with the Common Cold," "The Rat Problem,"
"Care of the Teeth," and a variety of others. There is also set out
information relating to the work of the Council's Tuberculosis Dispensary,
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Dental Clinics, etc. The subject
matter in the main part of the periodical consists of signed articles and
illustrations. These articles are written by experts and prove exceedingly
interesting. The matters dealt with include Infectious Diseases, the
work of Port Sanitary Authorities, values of Food, lighting and ventilation
of workshops and similar subjects. Distribution to the public is effected
through the Council's Health Centres, Public Libraries and Baths. Many
are circulated in the large blocks of industrial dwellings, such as the
Peabody Estates. From all reports it would seem that the magazine is
widely read and greatly appreciated.
Health Talks at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres have been a
prominent feature for some years past. Associations, such as the Health