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The schools as a whole still exhibit a rather confused standard
of sanitary accommodation, accentuated by the educational reorganisation
carried out under the Hadow plan.
Only a few schools have trough closets, but the sooner these
are replaced by modern pedestal closets, hand flushed, the better
hygienically. Closets with automatic flushes engender careless
habits, which are reflected in the stoppage of closets so often
happening in private houses, and so often found to be due to
improper use.
There has been an improvement in the number of towels provided
for the children's use in several of the schools. The
Committee have now considered the subject and have decided to
allow3roller towels per week per 50 children. This is an excellent
forward step in the inculcation of cleanliness in the children. A
clean towel is a better object lesson than a sodden dirty one, and,
although extra initial and maintenance costs will be incurred, they
will be well spent.
Cost of the School Medical Service.
The gross cost of the medical, dental and nursing services
was £10,523; from this an income of £631 should be deducted,
making a nett cost of £9,892. The rateable value of the Borough
in 1935 was £2,247,243. The Government grant is 50 per ceru.
of the expenditure, hence the actual cost to the rates was £4,946,
a rate of 0.54 pence. The nett cost of these services to the
rates for 1935 per child on the school registers was 4s. 2.3d.
Ihe figures do not include £300 for Medical Inspection
higher Education) and for Blind persons £802.
Costt of Special Schools.
Schools maintained by the Council £6,165; Contributions to
schools under other authorities, £3,441; Loans charges, £553;
1 erexpenses (travelling, etc.), £7; Income from parents' contributions
and other receipts, £601; giving an actual cost of £9,565,
of which £4,783 was payable out of local rates, giving a rate of
pence.
cost of Milk and Meals.
Milk and meals cost £1,411 10s. 10d.; Income from parents'
Contribution £30 11s. 0d.; giving an actual cost of £1,380