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Public Elementary Schools.
The Medical Officer of Health, carries out the duties of
School Medical Officer.
A School Nurse was appointed in April, 1908. In addition
to her duties in the Schools, she also acts as Health
Visitor. The arrangements made for exclusion of scholars
on account of infectious disease, and for obtaining early information
from the teachers and attendance officers, work admirably.
When such cases occur in a school the Medical Officer and
the School Nurse make frequent visits whenever it seems
desirable. Owing to an outbreak of Diphtheria it was found
necessary to close one School (Squires Lane Infants') during
the year, for a period of three weeks.
All the Schools are provided with tap water, and have
proper w.c. accommodation.
The sanitation of the public elementary schools is constantly
under supervision.
Further details of the school hygiene appear in the
annexed report to the Education Committee.
Food.—Milk Supply.
57 premises are occupied by persons registered under the
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order. Of these persons
10 are cowkeepers and dairymen; 34 have dairies but do not
keep cows in the district; a.nd 13 are purveyors of milk who
retail milk in Finchley but whose business premises are
situated elsewhere. An average number of 137 cows come
under inspection.
During 1914 the following additions and alterations to
the Begister were made:—
4 Dairymen and Purveyors.
The proprietorship of 3 premises changed hands, and
1 dairy was closed.