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INSTRUCTION IN SPECIAL SUBJECTS.
In the time-table for the year ending 31st March, 1935, the
following provision is made for the instruction of older girls in
Special Subjects, e.g., Cookery, Homecraft, Housewifery,
Domestic Science:—
Intensive Housewifery Centres—
Purley Oaks.
Tavistock.
Cookery and Homecraft Centres—
Howard (Domestic Science).
Ingram (Domestic Science and Homecraft).
Sydenham (Cookery, Homecraft and Domestic Science)
Special Rooms or Centres reserved, for School named—
Ashburton (Domestic Science).
Davidson (Domestic Science).
Ecclesbourne (Domestic Science).
Elmwood (Domestic Science).
Kingsley (Domestic Science.
Lanfranc (West Thornton Centre—Domestic Science).
Oval (Domestic Science).
Portland (Woodside Centre—Domestic Science).
Tavistock (Domestic Science and Homecraft).
Norbury Manor (Domestic Science).
Rockmount (Domestic Science).
Waddon (Domestic Science).
Archbishop Tenison's (Domestic Science).
Lady Edridge (Domestic Science).
Heath Clark (Domestic Science).
Centres for Domestic Subjects have now practically ceased to
exist as such. Instead, special rooms or Centres are available for
each Senior Girls' School, whereby the older girls in such schools
are able to receive the necessary instruction in Domestic Subjects
as part of the normal school curriculum and, generally speaking,
on the school premises.
An Intensive Housewifery Centre was opened in September
last in one of the School Houses, adapted for the purpose, at the
Purley Oaks School.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
The usual arrangements for the medical examination of
secondary school children were continued in 1934; 1,724 children
were examined, 892 of whom were boys and 832 girls. Table II.
of Appendix gives the detailed findings. 104 boys (11.7 per cent.)
and (116 girls (13.9 per cent.) were found to require treatment, the
most usual defects being dental and defective vision.
Although the figures are small, a table similar to that given
for elementary school children and relating to heights and weights
has been included below.