Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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the Act less than the amount which would be produced by a
rate of 3d. in the £, the Parliamentary grants are to be
decreased and the amount payable out of other sources increased
by a sum equal in each case to half the difference.
Foundation
Managers.
Section 11.—The Foundation Managers are to be Managers
appointed under the provisions of the trust deed, but if it is
shown to the satisfaction of the Board of Education that the
provisions of the trust deed as to the appointment of Managers
are in any respect inconsistent with the provisions of the Act
or insufficient or inapplicable for the purpose or that there is
no trust deed available, that Board are to make an order for
the purpose of meeting the case.
Grouping
of Schools
not
provided
by Local
Authority.
Section 12.—The Local Education Authority may with the
consent of the Managers of the schools group under one body
of Managers any public elementary schools not provided by
them. The body of Managers of grouped schools is to consist
of such number and be appointed in such manner and
proportion as may be agreed upon between the Managers of
the schools concerned and the Local Education Authority, or
in default of agreement, may be determined by the Board of
Education. The Local Education Authority are to make provision
for the due representation of Borough Councils on
these bodies.
Endowments.
Section 13.—Nothing in the Act is to affect any endowment
or the discretion of any trustees in respect thereof.
Provided that where the income must be applied for the purposes
of a public elementary school for which provision is to
be made by the Local Education Authority, the income is to
be paid to that Authority, and in case part only of any income
is to be so applied and there is no provision under the trusts
or provisions for determining the amount which represents
that part, the amount is to be determined in case of difference
between the parties concerned by the Board of Education.
The Board of Education may upon the application of the
trustees of the endowment or the Local Education Authority
direct that any money which would be payable under the
section to the County Council shall be applied in the manner
to be provided by a scheme made by that Board. In any
such scheme due regard is primarily to be had to the interests
of the locality for which the benefits of the endowment were
intended. (Act of 1903, 1st sched. cl. 4.)
Apportionment
of
School Fees
Section 14.—Where fees have been charged in any school
not provided by the Local Education Authority,. that authority
shall, while they continue to allow fees to be charged in