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SECTION I.
Co-ordination and School Hygiene.
A close co-operation exists between the Public Health department
and the School Medical Service. The Medical Officer of
Health is also School Medical Officer, and the assistant medical
officers all take part in school work.
During 1930 an attempt has been made to link up more closely
Maternity and Child Welfare work with the school medical work;
difficulties have arisen, the chief of which are that children do not
always attend the school which their parents state they will prior
to their going; and a comparatively small proportion of entrants
have attended in years previously, a Maternity and Child Welfare
Centre. A third difficulty is that routine medical inspection cards
are kept at the schools. This has other disadvantages also, but
is necessary owing to the very limited office room available at the
Town Half.
Structural Work and Decorations carried out in the Elementary
Schools.
I am indebted to the Education Officer for the following
particulars of work carried out at the various schools during the
past year:—
External Painting at the following Schools—
Howard.
West Thornton.
Internal Painting and Distempering at the following Schools—
Ecclesbourne. S. Norwood Polytechnic.
Croydon British. St. Andrew's.
Davidson. St. Mark's.
Howard. St. Michael's.
West Thornton. St. Saviour's.
Whitehorse Manor. Parish Church (Senr. Boys).
Woodside.
New Schools or Departments Opened—
Tavistock Infants' Department.
Gonville Junior Mixed and Infants' School.
Elmwood Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Junior Boys, Junior
Girls, and Infants' School.
Waddon Senior Department.