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of this character which accommodates 175 children is £400. It
would be advisable to take this figure as an estimate of the cost of
transport.
Cost of School.—The cost of an open air school is difficult
to estimate at the present time without going into detail in regard to
its construction but it seems desirable in discussing the question
in a preliminary fashion to have in mind a cost of something
between £9,000 and £10,000.
Cost of Maintenance.—The cost of maintaining a Special
Open Air Day School would be about £25 for each child for a year,
so that if provision is made for 140 children the cost of maintenance
would be £3,500 or a total cost including conveyance of the children
of £3,900 per annum.
NURSERY SCHOOLS.
Nursery classes for children under five years of age are conducted
at St. John's, St. Mark's and Stanhope Infant Schools,
the last being opened during the year in premises which were
specially built for the purpose. Children attending the nursery
classes are examined twice yearly in order to ensure that defective
conditions receive early treatment.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Medical inspection was carried out as in former years on
behalf of the Middlesex Education Committee in four County
Schools in the Borough, 552 routine and 48 special inspections of
pupils being made.
Ophthalmic treatment was given during the year to 83 pupils
attending County Schools and for 82 of these spectacles were
prescribed and supplied through the school medical department.
Dental inspection of all the pupils attending the County
Schools was carried out on behalf of the Middlesex Education
Committee and the following is the report of the School Dental
Surgeon :