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County Borough of East Ham Education Committee.
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Ladies and Gentlemen,—
I have the honour to present my Annual Report upon the
School Medical Service of the County Borough of East Ham for
the year ended 31st December, 1930.
The average school attendance throughout the year approximated
closely to 17,500. The number of routine and special cases
of elementary school children examined totalled 10,105, as compared
with 12,870 in 1929, and a complete medical inspection of all
the scholars in the Secondary Schools has also been carried out.
I have no new departure or development to report in connection
with the School Medical Department, but I am very pleased
with the work accomplished and with the satisfactory results
achieved.
In spite of being considered unduly persistent I must reiterate
the necessity for providing suitable and adequate premises for
the conduct of the School Medical Service.
The Central Clinic and Office accommodation is less than in
the year 1918, yet, since that year, it has had to meet the demands
of progress to such an extent that, at the present time, thirteen
Clinics are held during the available eleven sessions each week.
The Clinic and Office accommodation is situated on the top
floor of the Town Hall Building and is reached by the ascent of
55 stairs; it consists of a Waiting Room (312 square feet), and a
combined Treatment and Consulting Room (784 square feet)—the
possibility of carrying out a satisfactory clinical examination while
treatment is in progress is somewhat uncertain. Both of the
rooms are in constant use throughout the week:-