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VII. Harpenden Sanatorium for Children.
This is a branch of the National Children's Home and
Orphanage.
It is a two storeyed building for 60 consumptive
children, and is certified as a school for 25. The entire
site is about 100 acres including the home adjoining.
The following points were noted :—
(1) The buildings are of brick, rough cast and tile roof.
(2) There are some open air shelters in the ground.
(3) The playshed is detached from the main building.
(4) The ground floor consists of a dining and day room
in which the school is conducted, and two wards.
A wide verandah is provided, which is protected above
by the overhanging balcony of the first floor, and may be
protected from driving rain by blinds. Lessons are given
on the verandah or entirely in the open air according to
the weather.
The first floor is composed of wards with an open
balcony.
(5) The institution is for boys and girls, and the class is
a mixed one. It is proposed shortly to open two
additional classes for 20 children each.
(6) One teacher is at present provided.
(7) The cases taken in are generally pulmonary
tuberculosis.
VIII. Regent s Park Open Air School (Marylebone Tuberculosis
Dispensary).
This is a school for 48 children, conducted in the bandstand
off the Broad Walk, Regent's Park, by a voluntary
association, namely, the Marylebone Dispensary for Tuberculosis.
The cases taken are delicate children with a