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EDMONTON EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
REPORT of the School Medical Officer for the
Year ended December 31 st, 1915.
Town Hall, Edmonton,
5th June, 1916.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Edmonton Education Committee/
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I herewith submit my fourth Annual Report as School Medical Officer.
It is not one which affords me much satisfaction, as the conditions under which
the work has been done have not kept it, either in quantity or quality, up to the
standard of years prior to the outbreak of war in August, 1914. Some of
the difficulties met with were unavoidable, but others could have been dealt
with effectively. I refer to the depletion of my staff in the forword of my
report as M.O.H., and particularly to the failure to fill the vacancy of School
Medical Clerk after J. Farrar enusted in November, 1915.
Dr. R. H. Strong and Mrs. Hobbs commenced duty on February 1st as
the temporary officers, so that the routine inspection was carried out for 11
months only. His report to me on the subject is condensed as much as
possible, and so is my own portion of this Annual Report, in accordance with
the wishes of the Board of Education. These two officers have worked well,
despite the novel conditions.
The education of the Belgian children amongst the refugees is being
looked after by Roman Catholic nuns, who speak Flemish. A few of these
youngsters attend our Silver Street School.
I am,
Your obedient servant,
SIDNEY C. LAWRENCE.
School Medical Officer.