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"School Clinics.-The Borough has been mapped out into
three areas to be served by three School Clinics, one as already
established at 13, Mattock Lane, one recommended at Cherington
Road (lately the Hanwell Council Offices), and one at Betham's
School.
"The School Clinic at Cherington Road would be associated
with a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre as at Mattock Lane.
The ground floor would be devoted to school medical work and
the first floor to maternity and child welfare work.
"On the ground floor the hall should be widened out by removing
the wooden partition on the left side to give more space and light.
One room on the right with the enquiry counter attached would
be occupied by staff from the Borough Surveyor's and the Borough
Treasurer's Department. Two rooms on the right side would
form the dentist's room and waiting room and two rooms on the
left side would be for the school nurse and the medical officer,
the hall serving as a waiting-room.
"The present lavatory accommodation would be reserved for
the staff. On the right side of the entrance hall separate lavatory
accommodation should be provided for mothers and for school
children. Further, wash-hand basins would be necessary for the
medical officer's and dentist's rooms. The Borough Surveyor
has estimated the cost of the alterations at £350, half of which
would be met by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
"The equipment required includes a dental chair, instrument
table, special lamp, dental cupboard and dental machine for the
dentist's room. The floors of three of the rooms would have to
be laid with linoleum. There is at present in the building sufficient
furniture, tables and chairs, to meet all needs. The cost of equipment,
which is chiefly dental apparatus and linoleum, I estimate
at £130.
"As the School Clinic established at St. Mark's School by the
County Council was found to be not only inadequate in arrangement
but very inconvenient in position to serve the schools, after consultation
with the Chairman, I opened a temporary School Clinic
at Cherington Road on the 8th October. At the same time I
circularised all the head-teachers giving instructions as to the new