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medical supervision .... A great many cases alleged to be suffering
from Mumps are simply cases of enlarged glands and other minor
ailments, but as most of these cases receive no medical assistance they
are excluded from school for some weeks quite unnecessarily.
Other possible methods of assisting persons suffering from tuberculosis:
It does not appear that the cost would be prohibitive for
those persons who attend as Hospital out-patients to receive their
medicines from a small dispensary connected with the Department
and affiliated to one of the larger charities, such as Brompton. In
many cases these poor people have spent all they possess and the
railway journey and long waits at the institutions is a drain on their
purse and strength which seem to be unnecessary. Such cases do not
seem to be a source of profit to the family practitioner."
1910
"Staff
Miss Maud Webster was appointed permanently in April as an
Assistant Sanitary Inspector and School Nurse at a salary of £80 a
year ..."
" Schools
The schools are 7 in number.
Drinking water supplied from fountains or taps, iron drinking
cups as a rule are provided. I have to draw attention to the existence
of a fountain made by Messrs. Shanks and Co. in which a stream of
water is directed into the child's mouth, thus obviating the use of
what may be a source of infection.
The school; were clean throughout .... The window lighting
appears to be sufficient ....
One towel i as a rule, supplied each week for use in the lavatories
and soap is usually kept in the classrooms, and may be applied
for by the children.
Ambulance and First Aid Arrangements depend entirely on the
teacher—I strongly recommend that for each block of schools
appliances for first aid should be provided by the Authority, and that
similar arrangements be made to those of the London C.C. who pay a
fee for one attendance only, to local practitioners, whose services are
requisitioned by the teachers to treat accidents occurring on school
premises . . . ."
"School Medical Inspection
Number of children seen at S.M.I. = 1,240.
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