View report page

52
Welfare Centre and the School Clinic, and they have now reverted
tp their former use and the change has relieved considerably the
unpleasant overcrowding and want of waiting accommodation that
the occupation of these rooms by the Staff engaged in Food Control
entailed.
Co-ordination of the Work of the School Medical Service with
that of other Health Services.
(a) Infant and Child Welfare.—The Infant and Child Welfare
Centre is under the supervision of the School Medical Officer and
the School Nurse gives some assistance in this work. The Centre is
held in the same building as the School Clinic, and the work of the
two Clinics is intimately associated. The Cards recording the
Medical History of children under school age are available when
the child reaches school age, and are transferred to the School file.
(b) School Hygiene.—During part of the year there was some
overcrowding of the Infant Department in Church Fields Road
School, but this has been relieved by the opening of the new School
in Balgowan Road.
A new system of central heating has been installed in the
Alexandra School, and this has greatly improved the comfort and
ventilation of this School. It is now possible to maintain the class
rooms at an adequate temperature and, at the same time, secure
a sufficiently frequent change of air. Some pf the desks in this
School have also been replaced by those of a more modern and
better type.
RECORDS OF INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
The records are kept on the system outlined in previous reports
and no alterations have been made during the year.