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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 wholetime
medical officers, with the exception of the Tuberculosis and
the Obstetrical Medical Officers, all take part in school work.
During 1931 the Maternity and Child Welfare Work has
been linked up with the school medical work as far as possible.
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 Hall.
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—
Portland.
Rockmount.
Sydenham.
Tavistock..
Winterbourne.
Woodside.
Internal Painting and Distempering at the following Schools-
Portland.
Tavistock.
Winterbourne.
Christ Church.
Farish Church (Junior
Mixed and Infants').
St. Joseph's.
St. Mary's.
St. Peter's.
Archbishop Tenison's.
St. Saviour's.
Selhurst Grammar (Boys )
Selhurst Grammar (Girls').