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The Cleveland Road entrance to Houndsfield Road School—an eyesore
for many years—has now been made up. This was made possible by the
development of the land in the immediate neighbourhood.
The playgrounds at Raynham Road and the Lower Latymer Schools
have been re-conditioned, and provision made for a playing-field for the
former school. ,
Internal work includes decoration at Eldon Road and Brettenham
Road Schools, and the re-lighting of Eldon Road School.
All the Schools have lavatory accommodation and a separate tap off
the main for drinking purposes.
The Education Committee introduced paper towels into the Schools
nearly three years ago, to be used by children suffering from impetigo and
other varieties of septic skin trouble.
There is not a large demand for them, but they are found useful,
not only for the original purpose, but for others, in addition.
The Memorandum on Closure and Exclusion from School has been
adopted by the Committee, and individual children have been excluded
from School in accordance with the recommendations therein.
The question of the exclusion of chicken-pox contacts was brought
up for discussion by the Committee, because it was found that some other
Authorities were not excluding these—apart from whether they had
chicken-pox or not—but it was decided to adhere to the recommendations
of the Memorandum.
There has been no School closures during the year.
HOUSING.
1.—INSPECTION OF DWELLING-HOUSES DURING THE YEAR
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 1,626
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... ... 6,802
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 156
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,066
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 1
{4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 1,046
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