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are of the dual type, except for children in the Infants' Departments,
where small chairs and tables are used. Five Senior Departments
have single locker desks. The rooms are cleaned regularly
and the floors swept with a suitable preparation. The water supply
is sufficient. The sanitary conveniences at the non-provided
schools are cleansed regularly every day by one of the employees
of the Public Health Department; whilst, in addition to this, every
quarter the Sanitary Inspectors visit all the schools in the district
and report on any defective condition that may be found. The
water carriage system of sanitation is present in all the schools
except St. John's, Clay Hill, where middens are provided and
supervised weekly by the Public Health Department.
THE OPENING OF SUFFOLKS SCHOOL.
This report would not be complete without reference to the
opening of Suffolks School. This school is built on 23 acres of land,
and consists of a Senior Mixed and Junior Mixed Department, and
has accommodation at present for 800 children. This school is
built on the most modern an up-to-date lines; the hall is of large
dimensions, capable of division into two and is indeed a beautiful
structure; the cloakrooms are built on hygienic lines; the lavatory
accommodation is well up to date, and the staircases and passages
wide and airy. The whole building represents a new idea in schools
for elementary teaching, and sets up a standard of which the Enfield
Education Committee may be truly proud. I have no doubt but
that schools of this description will contribute largely toward
maintaining the health of the scholars that attend there.
THE TEACHING OF HYGIENE.
The teaching of hygiene is part of the routine of the school
syllabus, which includes a special course in such training for junior
and senior children. In connection with Housecraft and Mothercraft
teaching, arrangements have been made for the Health Visitors.
to visit Senior Girls' Departments to give a demonstration of the
bathing of a baby, with the Housecraft teacher assisting. This
is part of the educational course laid down for all girls from ages
12 to 14.
The following demonstrations have taken place:—